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CVE-2005-2237

Format string vulnerability in the swcons command in IBM AIX 5.3, and possibly other versions, might allow local users to execute arbitrary code via long command line arguments.

Published: Jul 12, 2005 Modified: Jun 16, 2026

CVSS Metrics

GitHub Security Advisory GHSA-rmpw-4mwx-944f

Format string vulnerability in the swcons command in IBM AIX 5.3, and possibly other versions,...

Risk Scores

CVSS Score 7.2 / 10
EPSS Score 0.39%

Top 68% most likely to be exploited

Threat Score 28.9 / 100

Data Sources

NVD EPSS GitHub