VulnerabilityModified
CVE-2007-4238
AIX 5.2 and 5.3 install pioinit with user and group ownership of bin, which allows local users with bin or possibly printq privileges to gain root privileges by modifying pioinit.
MEDIUM 6.9EPSS 0.31%
Does this matter?
Lower severity and a low EPSS score (0.31%). Track it; it rarely justifies an emergency change on its own.
Description
AIX 5.2 and 5.3 install pioinit with user and group ownership of bin, which allows local users with bin or possibly printq privileges to gain root privileges by modifying pioinit.
- CVSS 2.0
- 6.9 MEDIUMAV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
- EPSS
- 0.31% probability · 23th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Affected
- ibm/aix
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
References
- http://osvdb.org/36782
- http://secunia.com/advisories/26219
- http://securitytracker.com/id?1018468
- http://www-1.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=isg1IY79785
- http://www-1.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=isg1IY79786
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/2678
- http://osvdb.org/36782
- http://secunia.com/advisories/26219
- http://securitytracker.com/id?1018468
- http://www-1.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=isg1IY79785
- http://www-1.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=isg1IY79786
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/2678
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.