CVE-2007-4353 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

Multiple buffer overflows in IBM AIX 5.2 and 5.3 allow local users in the system group to gain root privileges via unspecified vectors involving the (1) chpath, (2) rmpath, and (3) devinstall programs in bos.rte.methods.

Published: 2007-08-15

Score: 6.9 Medium

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 [-]

OR	cpe:2.3:o:ibm:aix:5.2:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:o:ibm:aix:5.3:::::::*

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Remediation

No vendor fix or workaround currently provided.

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2007-4336	Multiple buffer overflows in IBM AIX 5.2 and 5.3 allow local users in the system group to gain root privileges via unspecified vectors involving the (1) chpath, (2) rmpath, and (3) devinstall programs in bos.rte.methods.

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Local

Access Complexity Medium

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
ftp://aix.software.ibm.com/aix/efixes/security/README
http://secunia.com/advisories/26420
http://www-1.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=isg1IZ00531
http://www-1.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=isg1IZ01433
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/25270
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1018549
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/2860
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/35971

History

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Subscriptions

Ibm Aix

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published: 2007-08-15T00:00:00.000Z

Updated: 2024-08-07T14:53:55.784Z

Reserved: 2007-08-14T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2007-4353

Vulnrichment

No data.

NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2007-08-15T00:17:00.000

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

Link: CVE-2007-4353

Redhat

No data.

OpenCVE Enrichment

No data.

Weaknesses

NVD-CWE-Other

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