Title: AIX lex Core Dump Vulnerability
Severity: MODERATE
Description:
Under some versions of AIX programs using lex source core dump, if the length of the input string to analyze is greater than YYLMAX. If the programs are running as root the coredumps may contain priviliged information such as usernames and passwords.
Affected Products:
- IBM AIX 4.1.0
- IBM AIX 4.1.1
- IBM AIX 4.1.2
- IBM AIX 4.1.3
- IBM AIX 4.1.4
- IBM AIX 4.1.5
- IBM AIX 4.2.0
- IBM AIX 4.2.1
- IBM AIX 4.3.0
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