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CVE-2003-0697

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.

Published: Oct 6, 2003 Modified: Jun 16, 2026

CVSS Metrics

Affected Products (3)

Vendor Product Version
ibm aix 4.3
ibm aix 5.1
ibm aix 5.2

GitHub Security Advisory GHSA-434c-3rv6-6g4q

Format string vulnerability in lpd in the bos.rte.printers fileset for AIX 4.3 through 5.2, with...

Risk Scores

CVSS Score 7.2 / 10
EPSS Score 0.36%

Top 71% most likely to be exploited

Threat Score 28.9 / 100

Data Sources

NVD EPSS GitHub