PT-2008-1522 · Ibm · Ibm Aix

Published 2008-01-25 · Updated 2017-09-29 · CVE-2007-5764

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 6.1

Description The issue is related to a buffer overflow in the pioout program within the printers.rte module. This allows local users to gain privileges by providing a long command line option.

Recommendations For IBM AIX versions 5.2 through 6.1, consider restricting access to the pioout program until a fix is available. As a temporary workaround, avoid using long command line options with the pioout program to minimize the risk of exploitation. At the moment, there is no information about a newer version that contains a fix for this vulnerability.

Exploit

Buffer Overflow

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-119

Related Identifiers

CVE-2007-5764

Affected Products

Ibm Aix

References · 13

• 🔥 http://www14.software.ibm.com/webapp/set2/subscriptions/pqvcmjd?mode=18&ID=4078 · Exploit
• http://www-1.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=isg1IZ10840 · Vendor Advisory
• http://www-1.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=isg1IZ10844 · Vendor Advisory
• http://www-1.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=isg1IZ10841 · Vendor Advisory
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2007-5764 · Security Note
• http://www-1.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=isg1IZ10842 · Vendor Advisory
• http://secunia.com/advisories/28609 · Note
• https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/39912 · Note
• http://labs.idefense.com/intelligence/vulnerabilities/display.php?id=648 · Note
• http://securityfocus.com/bid/27428 · Note
• https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A5616 · Note
• http://securitytracker.com/id?1019264 · Note
• http://vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/0261 · Note