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CVE-2003-0257

Format string vulnerability in the printer capability for IBM AIX .3, 5.1, and 5.2 allows local users to gain printq or root privileges.

Published: Apr 15, 2004 Modified: Jun 16, 2026

CVSS Metrics

Affected Products (6)

Vendor Product Version
ibm aix 4.3
ibm aix 4.3.1
ibm aix 4.3.2
ibm aix 4.3.3
ibm aix 5.1
ibm aix 5.2

GitHub Security Advisory GHSA-c253-jjf2-m6f2

Format string vulnerability in the printer capability for IBM AIX .3, 5.1, and 5.2 allows local...

Risk Scores

CVSS Score 7.2 / 10
EPSS Score 0.38%

Top 68% most likely to be exploited

Threat Score 28.9 / 100

Data Sources

NVD EPSS GitHub