CVE-2005-3289: IBM Aix

Low severity, CVSS 2.1. EPSS: 0.3% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

LSCFG in IBM AIX 5.2 and 5.3 does not create temporary files securely, which allows local users to corrupt /etc/passwd and possibly other system files via the trace file.

Affected products

• IBM Aix: version 5.2 only; version 5.3 only

Published 2005-10-23. Last modified 2026-06-16.