CVE-2007-1798

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Published Apr 2, 2007 CVSS 2.0 · 7.2 High EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed

Description

Buffer overflow in the drmgr command in IBM AIX 5.2 and 5.3 allows local users to cause a denial of service (crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code via a long path name.

Affected Products

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

Vendor Product Default status Versions

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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

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Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2007-1792	Buffer overflow in the drmgr command in IBM AIX 5.2 and 5.3 allows local users to cause a denial of service (crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code via a long path name.

Metrics

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.

Exploit prediction score: < 1% (0.458% probability within 30 days)

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
http://osvdb.org/34981
http://www-1.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=isg1IY95054
http://www-1.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=isg1IY96753
http://www-1.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=isg1IY96772
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1017841
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/1186
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/33354
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A12575

History

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Subscriptions

Ibm Aix

Weaknesses

NVD-CWE-Other

Sources

CVE record Updated: Aug 7, 2024, 1:06 PM

Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: mitre
Published: Apr 2, 2007, 10:00 PM
Updated: Aug 7, 2024, 1:06 PM
Reserved: Apr 2, 2007, 12:00 AM

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Vulnrichment No data

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NVD Updated: Jun 16, 2026, 10:38 PM

Status: Modified
Published: Apr 2, 2007, 10:19 PM
Modified: Jun 16, 2026, 10:38 PM

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