Buffer overflow in the ftp client in IBM AIX 5.3 SP6 and 5.2.0 allows local users to execute arbitrary code via unspecified vectors that trigger the overflow in a gets function call. NOTE: the client is setuid root on AIX, so this issue crosses privilege boundaries.
Threat-Mapped Scoring
Score: 1.9
Priority: P3 - Important (Medium)
S9 – Sabotage of System/App
S10 – Denial of Service (+0.1 bonus)
EPSS
Score: 0.00446 Percentile:
0.62511
CVSS Scoring
CVSS v2 Score: 6.9
Severity:
Mapped CWE(s)
CWE-119
: Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer
All CAPEC(s)
CAPEC-10: Buffer Overflow via Environment Variables