CVE-2001-1529: IBM Aix

High severity, CVSS 7.5. EPSS: 1.4% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

Buffer overflow in rpc.yppasswdd (yppasswd server) in AIX allows attackers to gain unauthorized access via a long string. NOTE: due to lack of details in the vendor advisory, it is not clear if this is the same issue as CVE-2001-0779.

Affected products

• IBM Aix: any version

Published 2001-12-31. Last modified 2026-06-16.