CVE-2007-4799 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

The perfstat kernel extension in bos.perf.perfstat in AIX 5.3 does not verify privileges when processing a SET call, which allows local users to cause a denial of service (system hang or crash) via unspecified SET operations.

Published: 2007-09-10

Score: 4.9 Medium

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:5.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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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-2007-4780	The perfstat kernel extension in bos.perf.perfstat in AIX 5.3 does not verify privileges when processing a SET call, which allows local users to cause a denial of service (system hang or crash) via unspecified SET operations.

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Local

Access Complexity Low

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact None

Integrity Impact None

Availability Impact Complete

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.0005.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
http://osvdb.org/40392
http://secunia.com/advisories/26715
http://www-1.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=isg1IY97309
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/25554
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/3059
http://www14.software.ibm.com/webapp/set2/subscriptions/pqvcmjd?mode=18&ID=3850

History

No history.

Subscriptions

Ibm Aix

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

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

Updated: 2024-08-07T15:08:33.810Z

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

Link: CVE-2007-4799

Vulnrichment

No data.

NVD

Status : Modified

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

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

Link: CVE-2007-4799

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

No data.

Weaknesses

CWE-264

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