CVE-2005-2236: IBM Aix

High severity, CVSS 7.2. EPSS: 1.1% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

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

Affected products

• IBM Aix: version 5.3 only

Published 2005-07-12. Last modified 2026-06-16.