CVE-2007-4236 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Buffer overflow in lpd in bos.rte.printers in AIX 5.2 and 5.3 allows local users with printq group privileges to gain root privileges.

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 0.00053.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

Vendors	Products
Ibm	Aix

Configuration 1 [-]

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

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2007-4219	Buffer overflow in lpd in bos.rte.printers in AIX 5.2 and 5.3 allows local users with printq group privileges to gain root privileges.

Fixes

Solution

No solution given by the vendor.

Workaround

No workaround given by the vendor.

References

Link	Providers
http://secunia.com/advisories/26219
http://securitytracker.com/id?1018467
http://www-1.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=isg1IY98339
http://www-1.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=isg1IY98560
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/2678

History

No history.

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published: 2007-08-08T22:00:00

Updated: 2024-08-07T14:46:39.395Z

Reserved: 2007-08-08T00:00:00

Link: CVE-2007-4236

Vulnrichment

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NVD

Status : Deferred

Published: 2007-08-08T22:17:00.000

Modified: 2025-04-09T00:30:58.490

Link: CVE-2007-4236

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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