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CVE-2003-0697 — HIGH severity vulnerability (Format string vulnerability in lpd in the bos.rte.printers f)

Format string vulnerability in lpd in the bos.rte.printers fileset for AIX 4.3 through 5.2, with debug enabled, allows local users to cause a denial of service (crash) or gain root privileges.

CVE IDCVE-2003-0697
SeverityHIGH
CVSS score7.2
CVSS vectorAV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
CWENVD-CWE-Other
StatusModified
Published2003-10-06
Last modified2026-04-16
DescriptionFormat string vulnerability in lpd in the bos.rte.printers fileset for AIX 4.3 through 5.2, with debug enabled, allows local users to cause a denial of service (crash) or gain root privileges.
SourceNIST National Vulnerability Database

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