CVE-2007-4622 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

Integer underflow in the dns_name_fromtext function in (1) libdns_nonsecure.a and (2) libdns_secure.a in IBM AIX 5.2 allows local users to gain privileges via a crafted "-y" (TSIG key) command line argument to dig.

Published: 2007-11-05

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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affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

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

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Remediation

No vendor fix or workaround currently provided.

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2007-4604	Integer underflow in the dns_name_fromtext function in (1) libdns_nonsecure.a and (2) libdns_secure.a in IBM AIX 5.2 allows local users to gain privileges via a crafted "-y" (TSIG key) command line argument to dig.

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 0.00055.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
ftp://aix.software.ibm.com/aix/efixes/security/dig_ifix.tar
http://labs.idefense.com/intelligence/vulnerabilities/display.php?id=613
http://secunia.com/advisories/27437
http://securitytracker.com/id?1018871
http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=isg1IZ05017
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/26262
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/3669
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/38169

History

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Subscriptions

Ibm Aix

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published: 2007-11-05T16:00:00.000Z

Updated: 2024-08-07T15:01:09.935Z

Reserved: 2007-08-30T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2007-4622

Vulnrichment

No data.

NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2007-11-05T16:46:00.000

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

Link: CVE-2007-4622

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

No data.

Weaknesses

CWE-189

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