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CVE-2005-0240

HIGH · CVSS 7.2 EPSS 0.39%

Source: NVD + CISA KEV + EPSS (historical backfill) · Published 2005-05-02 · Last synced 2026-08-04

CyberRota Analysis

This is a high severity vulnerability with a CVSS score of 7.2. See the original NVD description below for full technical details.

CVE
CVE-2005-0240
Severity
HIGH
CVSS
7.2
EPSS
0.39%

Original NVD Description

Format string vulnerability in chdev on IBM AIX 5.2 allows local users to execute arbitrary code via format string specifiers in a command line argument, which is not properly handled when printing an error message.