CVE-2007-4795 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

Buffer overflow in mkpath in bos.rte.methods in IBM AIX 5.2 and 5.3 allows local users to gain privileges via a long ODM name.

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 [-]

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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Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2007-4776	Buffer overflow in mkpath in bos.rte.methods in IBM AIX 5.2 and 5.3 allows local users to gain privileges via a long ODM name.

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=isg1IY91132
http://www-1.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=isg1IY91145
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/25558
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/3059
http://www14.software.ibm.com/webapp/set2/subscriptions/pqvcmjd?mode=18&ID=3848
http://www14.software.ibm.com/webapp/set2/subscriptions/pqvcmjd?mode=18&ID=3849

History

No history.

Subscriptions

Ibm Aix

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

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

Updated: 2024-08-07T15:08:33.820Z

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

Link: CVE-2007-4795

Vulnrichment

No data.

NVD

Status : Modified

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

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

Link: CVE-2007-4795

Redhat

No data.

OpenCVE Enrichment

No data.

Weaknesses

CWE-119

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