CVE-2001-0533 - CVE House
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Status published High CVE-2001-0533

Buffer overflow in libi18n library in IBM AIX 5.1 and...

Vulnerability Description

Buffer overflow in libi18n library in IBM AIX 5.1 and 4.3.x allows local users to gain root privileges via a long LANG environmental variable.

Impact Analysis

Refer to official advisory for detailed impact metrics.

Remediation

Ensure systems are updated to the latest vendor-supplied patch levels.

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Credits & Attribution

No credits recorded in the NVD database.

Affected Vendor

Affected Software

aix
Vulnerable Versions:
4.3, 5.1

Timeline

Official Publish: March 9th, 2002
Last Modified: August 8th, 2024
Added to House: July 18th, 2026

CVSS Vectors

Weaknesses (CWE)

No CWE data available

MITRE ATT&CK TTPs

No associated TTPs found for this vulnerability.