CVE-2007-4621 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

Buffer overflow in crontab in IBM AIX 5.2 allows local users to gain privileges via long command line arguments.

Published: 2007-11-05

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:5.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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Remediation

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2007-4603	Buffer overflow in crontab in IBM AIX 5.2 allows local users to gain privileges via long command line arguments.

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 0.0006.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
ftp://aix.software.ibm.com/aix/efixes/security/crontab_ifix.tar
http://labs.idefense.com/intelligence/vulnerabilities/display.php?id=612
http://secunia.com/advisories/27437
http://securitytracker.com/id?1018871
http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=isg1IZ04832
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/26263
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/3669
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/38164

History

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Subscriptions

Ibm Aix

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

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

Updated: 2024-08-07T15:01:09.915Z

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

Link: CVE-2007-4621

Vulnrichment

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NVD

Status : Modified

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

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

Link: CVE-2007-4621

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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Weaknesses

CWE-119

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