Is CVE-2010-3405 being actively exploited?

CVE-2010-3405 is not currently listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2010-3405?

CVE-2010-3405 has a CVSS 2.0 base score of 6.8 (MEDIUM).

CVE-2010-3405

MEDIUM · CVSS 6.8EPSS 0.4%EU EUVD

Buffer overflow in sa_snap in the bos.esagent fileset in IBM AIX 6.1, 5.3, and earlier and VIOS 2.1, 1.5, and earlier allows local users to leverage system group membership and gain privileges via unspecified vectors.

Key facts

CVSS score: 6.8 (v2.0)
Severity: MEDIUM
CVSS vector: AV:L/AC:L/Au:S/C:C/I:C/A:C
Weakness (CWE): CWE-119
EPSS score: 0.4% (38th percentile)
In CISA KEV: No
In EU EUVD: Yes (EUVD-2010-3403)
Published: September 16, 2010
NVD last modified: June 16, 2026
Status: Modified

EU Vulnerability Database (EUVD)

This vulnerability is also tracked by ENISA as EUVD-2010-3403 in the EU Vulnerability Database. Last updated in EUVD on August 7, 2024.

View on the EU Vulnerability Database

Affected products

ibm / aix
ibm / aix
ibm / vios
ibm / vios

References

http://aix.software.ibm.com/aix/efixes/security/sa_snap_advisory.asc(Patch, Vendor Advisory)
http://secunia.com/advisories/41446(Third Party Advisory)
http://securitytracker.com/id?1024430(Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry)
http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=isg1IZ81819(Vendor Advisory)
http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=isg1IZ82245(Vendor Advisory)
http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=isg1IZ82630(Vendor Advisory)
http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=isg1IZ83909(Vendor Advisory)
http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=isg1IZ83942(Vendor Advisory)
http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=isg1IZ83975(Vendor Advisory)
http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=isg1IZ84167(Vendor Advisory)
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/43207(Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry)
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/2377(Third Party Advisory)
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/61774(Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry)
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A12214(Third Party Advisory)

Last updated September 17, 2026 · Source: NVD, CISA KEV, FIRST.org EPSS

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