CVE-2002-0747

IBM AIX 4.3.3 - Buffer Overflow in lsmcode

Title source: llm

Exploitation Summary

EIP tracks 1 public exploit for CVE-2002-0747. PoCs published by watercloud.

AI-analyzed exploit summary This exploit targets a buffer overflow vulnerability in the lsmcode utility on AIX 4.3.3, allowing local privilege escalation to root by corrupting memory with attacker-supplied shellcode.

Description

Buffer overflow in lsmcode in AIX 4.3.3.

Exploits (1)

exploitdb WORKING POC VERIFIED

by watercloud · perllocalaix

https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/22756

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This exploit targets a buffer overflow vulnerability in the lsmcode utility on AIX 4.3.3, allowing local privilege escalation to root by corrupting memory with attacker-supplied shellcode.

Classification

Working Poc 95%

Attack Type

Lpe

Complexity

Moderate

Reliability

Reliable

Target: IBM AIX lsmcode utility (AIX 4.3.3)

No auth needed

Prerequisites: Local access to the target AIX system · Presence of vulnerable lsmcode utility

MITRE ATT&CK

T1068 - Exploitation for Privilege Escalation T1203 - Exploitation for Client Execution

devstral-2 · analyzed Feb 16, 2026 Full analysis →

References (1)

Core 1

Core References

Vendor Advisory vendor-advisory x_refsource_aixapar

http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/aix/2002-q2/0005.html

Scores

EPSS 0.0600

EPSS Percentile 92.4%

Details

Status published

Products (1)

ibm/aix 4.3.3

Published Aug 12, 2002

Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026