CVE-2007-0978 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

Buffer overflow in swcons in IBM AIX 5.3 allows local users to gain privileges via long input data.

Published: 2007-02-16

Score: 7.2 High

EPSS: < 1% Very Low

KEV: No

Impact:

Action:

Analysis

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Vendor Product Default status Versions

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n/a

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:o:ibm:aix:5.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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Remediation

No vendor fix or workaround currently provided.

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Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2007-0972	Buffer overflow in swcons in IBM AIX 5.3 allows local users to gain privileges via long input data.

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Local

Access Complexity Low

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact Complete

Integrity Impact Complete

Availability Impact Complete

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.0006.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
http://osvdb.org/33200
http://secunia.com/advisories/24154
http://www-1.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=isg1IY94901
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1017656
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/0617
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/32508

History

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Subscriptions

Ibm Aix

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published: 2007-02-16T01:00:00.000Z

Updated: 2024-08-07T12:43:21.605Z

Reserved: 2007-02-15T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2007-0978

Vulnrichment

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NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2007-02-16T01:28:00.000

Modified: 2026-04-23T00:35:47.467

Link: CVE-2007-0978

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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Weaknesses

NVD-CWE-Other

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