PT-2007-5781 · Ibm · Ibm Aix

Published 2007-11-05 · Updated 2017-09-29 · CVE-2007-4623

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 versions 5.2 through 5.3

Description The issue is related to a stack-based buffer overflow in the sendrmt function in bellmail, which allows local users to execute arbitrary code via a long parameter to the m command.

Recommendations For IBM AIX versions 5.2 through 5.3, at the moment, there is no information about a newer version that contains a fix for this issue.

Fix

Buffer Overflow

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-119

Related Identifiers

CVE-2007-4623

Affected Products

Ibm Aix

References · 12

• http://www14.software.ibm.com/webapp/set2/subscriptions/ijhifoeblist?mode=7&heading=AIX53&path=%2F200710%2FSECURITY%2F20071030%2Fdatafile094529 · Patch
• http://www-1.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=isg1IZ05066 · Vendor Advisory
• ftp://aix.software.ibm.com/aix/efixes/security/bellmail_ifix.tar · Patch
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2007-4623 · Security Note
• http://securityfocus.com/bid/26257 · Patch
• http://www-1.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=isg1IZ05065 · Vendor Advisory
• http://labs.idefense.com/intelligence/vulnerabilities/display.php?id=617 · Note
• https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/38150 · Note
• http://vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/3669 · Note
• http://secunia.com/advisories/27437 · Note
• http://securitytracker.com/id?1018871 · Note
• https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A4943 · Note