CVE-2005-0262
IBM AIX 5.1-5.3 - Local Buffer Overflow via ipl_varyon -d Argument
Title source: llmExploitation Summary
EIP tracks 1 public exploit for CVE-2005-0262. PoCs published by intropy.
AI-analyzed exploit summary This exploit targets a buffer overflow in IBM AIX's ipl_varyon utility to achieve local privilege escalation by overwriting the return address with shellcode that spawns a root shell. The shellcode is crafted for PowerPC architecture and leverages environment variable manipulation.
Description
Buffer overflow in ipl_varyon on AIX 5.1, 5.2, and 5.3 allows local users to execute arbitrary code via a long -d argument.
Exploits (1)
This exploit targets a buffer overflow in IBM AIX's ipl_varyon utility to achieve local privilege escalation by overwriting the return address with shellcode that spawns a root shell. The shellcode is crafted for PowerPC architecture and leverages environment variable manipulation.