CVE-2007-5804

Published Nov 5, 2007 CVSS 2.0 · 6.9 Medium EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed
Description
cfgcon in IBM AIX 5.2 and 5.3 does not properly validate the argument to the "-p" option to swcons, which allows local users in the system group to create or overwrite an arbitrary file, and enable world writability of this file, by using the file's name as the argument.

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Source ID Title
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2007-5774 cfgcon in IBM AIX 5.2 and 5.3 does not properly validate the argument to the "-p" option to swcons, which allows local users in the system group to create or overwrite an arbitrary file, and enable world writability of this file, by using the file's name as the argument.
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Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
mitre
Published
Updated
Aug 7, 2024, 3:47 PM
Reserved
Nov 5, 2007, 12:00 AM
Status
Modified
Published
Nov 5, 2007, 5:46 PM
Modified
Jun 16, 2026, 10:46 PM