CVE-2007-4621

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Published Nov 5, 2007 CVSS 2.0 · 7.2 High EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed

Description

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

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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n/a

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

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

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Remediation

No solution or workaround provided in the CVE record

Tracking

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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.

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% (0.374% probability within 30 days)

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

Weaknesses

CWE-119

Sources

CVE record Updated: Aug 7, 2024, 3:01 PM

Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: mitre
Published: Nov 5, 2007, 4:00 PM
Updated: Aug 7, 2024, 3:01 PM
Reserved: Aug 30, 2007, 12:00 AM

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NVD Updated: Jun 16, 2026, 10:44 PM

Status: Modified
Published: Nov 5, 2007, 4:46 PM
Modified: Jun 16, 2026, 10:44 PM

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