PT-2007-5779 · Ibm · Ibm Aix

Published 2007-11-05 · Updated 2017-07-29 · CVE-2007-4621

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v2.0

7.2

High

Base vector

AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions IBM AIX version 5.2

Description A buffer overflow issue exists in the crontab component, allowing local users to gain privileges through the use of long command line arguments.

Recommendations For IBM AIX version 5.2, at the moment, there is no information about a newer version that contains a fix for this vulnerability.

Buffer Overflow

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-119

Related Identifiers

CVE-2007-4621

Affected Products

Ibm Aix

References · 9

• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2007-4621 · Security Note
• http://securityfocus.com/bid/26263 · Patch
• ftp://aix.software.ibm.com/aix/efixes/security/crontab_ifix.tar · Patch
• http://ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=isg1IZ04832 · Vendor Advisory
• http://vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/3669 · Note
• http://secunia.com/advisories/27437 · Note
• http://securitytracker.com/id?1018871 · Note
• http://labs.idefense.com/intelligence/vulnerabilities/display.php?id=612 · Note
• https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/38164 · Note