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Case File

CVE-2004-2388

HIGH · CVSS 10 EPSS 2.15%

Source: NVD + CISA KEV + EPSS (historical backfill) · Published 2004-12-31 · Last synced 2026-08-04

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CVE
CVE-2004-2388
Severity
HIGH
CVSS
10
EPSS
2.15%

Original Filing — NVD Description

rexecd for AIX 4.3.3 does not properly use a local copy of the pwd structure when calling getpwnam, which may cause the structure to be overwritten by the authenticate function and assign privileges to the wrong user.