Unscored severity · published May 2, 2005
CVE-2005-0539
Unknown vulnerability in IBM Hardware Management Console (HMC) before 4.4 for POWER5 servers allows local users to gain privileges, related to the Guided Setup Wizard
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CVSS
0.3%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
Unknown vulnerability in IBM Hardware Management Console (HMC) before 4.4 for POWER5 servers allows local users to gain privileges, related to the Guided Setup Wizard.
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)0.3% · higher than 24% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
HM
Hardware Management Console · Ibm
4.1; 4.2 · source: NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2005-0539
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2005-0539
Patch
http://secunia.com/advisories/14377
Patch
http://techsupport.services.ibm.com/server/hmc/power5/fixes/ptf_MH00220.html
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