CVE-2003-0257: IBM Aix

High severity, CVSS 7.2. EPSS: 0.4% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

Format string vulnerability in the printer capability for IBM AIX .3, 5.1, and 5.2 allows local users to gain printq or root privileges.

Affected products

• IBM Aix: version 4.3 only; version 4.3.1 only; version 4.3.2 only; version 4.3.3 only; version 5.1 only; version 5.2 only

Published 2004-04-15. Last modified 2026-06-16.