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UK Cyber Defence
VulnerabilityModified

CVE-2007-4004

Buffer overflow in the ftp client in IBM AIX 5.3 SP6 and 5.2.0 allows local users to execute arbitrary code via unspecified vectors that trigger the overflow in a gets function call.

MEDIUM 6.9EPSS 0.85%

Does this matter?

Lower severity and a low EPSS score (0.85%). Track it; it rarely justifies an emergency change on its own.

Description

Buffer overflow in the ftp client in IBM AIX 5.3 SP6 and 5.2.0 allows local users to execute arbitrary code via unspecified vectors that trigger the overflow in a gets function call. NOTE: the client is setuid root on AIX, so this issue crosses privilege boundaries.

CVSS 2.0
6.9 MEDIUMAV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
EPSS
0.85% probability · 56th percentile
CISA KEV
Not listed
Weakness
CWE-119
Affected
ibm/aix
Source
cve@mitre.org

Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.