CVE-2007-4792 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

Buffer overflow in ibstat in devices.common.IBM.ib.rte in IBM AIX 5.3 allows local users to gain privileges via unspecified vectors.

Published: 2007-09-10

Score: 7.2 High

EPSS: < 1% Very Low

KEV: No

Impact:

Action:

Analysis

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Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

n/a

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-2007-4773	Buffer overflow in ibstat in devices.common.IBM.ib.rte in IBM AIX 5.3 allows local users to gain privileges via unspecified vectors.

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 0.00053.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
http://secunia.com/advisories/26715
http://www-1.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=isg1IY97233
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/25557
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/3059
http://www14.software.ibm.com/webapp/set2/subscriptions/pqvcmjd?mode=18&ID=3845
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/36446

History

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Subscriptions

Ibm Aix

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published: 2007-09-10T21:00:00.000Z

Updated: 2024-08-07T15:08:33.765Z

Reserved: 2007-09-10T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2007-4792

Vulnrichment

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NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2007-09-10T21:17:00.000

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

Link: CVE-2007-4792

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

No data.

Weaknesses

CWE-119

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