CVE-2003-0696

Severity CVSS v4.0:

Pending analysis

Type:

Unavailable / Other

Publication date:

20/01/2004

Last modified:

03/04/2025

Description

The getipnodebyname() API in AIX 5.1 and 5.2 does not properly close sockets, which allows attackers to cause a denial of service (resource exhaustion).

Impact

Vector 2.0

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P CVSS v2.0 Severity and Metrics:

Base Score: 5.00 MEDIUM
Vector: AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P

Attack Vector (AV): Network
Attack Complexity (AC): Low
Authentication (Au): None
Confidentiality (C): None
Integrity (I): None
Availability (A): Physical

Base Score 2.0

5.00

Severity 2.0

MEDIUM

Vulnerable products and versions

CPE	From	Up to
cpe:2.3:o:ibm:aix:5.1:::::::*
cpe:2.3:o:ibm:aix:5.2:::::::*

To consult the complete list of CPE names with products and versions, see this page

References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/8738
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/13328
https://techsupport.services.ibm.com/server/pseries.subscriptionSvcs?mode=7&heading=AIX51&topic=SECURITY&month=200310&label=getipnodebyname%28%29%20API%20does%20not%20close%20sockets.&date=20031001&bulletin=datafile150755&embed=true
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/8738
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/13328
https://techsupport.services.ibm.com/server/pseries.subscriptionSvcs?mode=7&heading=AIX51&topic=SECURITY&month=200310&label=getipnodebyname%28%29%20API%20does%20not%20close%20sockets.&date=20031001&bulletin=datafile150755&embed=true