CVE-2007-4236

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Published Aug 8, 2007 CVSS 2.0 · 6.9 Medium EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed

Description

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.

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

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

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Tracking

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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.

Metrics

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.

Exploit prediction score: < 1% (0.356% probability within 30 days)

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

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.

Subscriptions

Ibm Aix

Weaknesses

NVD-CWE-Other

Sources

CVE record Updated: Aug 7, 2024, 2:46 PM

Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: mitre
Published: Aug 8, 2007, 10:00 PM
Updated: Aug 7, 2024, 2:46 PM
Reserved: Aug 8, 2007, 12:00 AM

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NVD Updated: Jun 16, 2026, 10:43 PM

Status: Modified
Published: Aug 8, 2007, 10:17 PM
Modified: Jun 16, 2026, 10:43 PM

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