MEDIUM
The Inventory Scout daemon (invscoutd) 1.3.0.0 and 2.0.2 for AIX 4.3.3 and 5.1 allows local users to gain privileges via a symlink attack on a command line argument (log file)
Published Oct 6, 2007
6.9
MEDIUMCVSS 2.0
EPSS 0.59%
Description
The Inventory Scout daemon (invscoutd) 1.3.0.0 and 2.0.2 for AIX 4.3.3 and 5.1 allows local users to gain privileges via a symlink attack on a command line argument (log file). NOTE: this might be related to CVE-2006-5002.
Affected products
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.0 score for this CVE.
6.9 MEDIUM NVD
AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
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.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
0.59% 0.00590
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
EPSS probability 0.00590
Score over time
2022–2026- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (8 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 0.59% (0.00590) | 46.25th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 0.59% (0.00590) | 43.40th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 0.31% (0.00311) | 52.03th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.04% (0.00042) | 0.34th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.04% (0.00042) | 0.50th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 1.92% (0.01924) | 78.05th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 1.92% (0.01924) | 76.07th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 1.92% (0.01924) | 55.23th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
Weaknesses (1)
References (6)
- http://secunia.com/advisories/11200 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAVendor Advisory
- http://www.osvdb.org/4582 vdb-entryx_refsource_OSVDB
- http://www.securiteam.com/exploits/5CP0F0UDFG.html x_refsource_MISC
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/9982 vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDExploit
- http://www.xfocus.org/exploits/200403/31.html x_refsource_MISC
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/15620 vdb-entryx_refsource_XF
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://secunia.com/advisories/11200 | third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAVendor Advisory | |
| http://www.osvdb.org/4582 | vdb-entryx_refsource_OSVDB | |
| http://www.securiteam.com/exploits/5CP0F0UDFG.html | x_refsource_MISC | |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/9982 | vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDExploit | |
| http://www.xfocus.org/exploits/200403/31.html | x_refsource_MISC | |
| https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/15620 | vdb-entryx_refsource_XF |
Change history (0)
No recorded changes yet.
Sources
CVE.org / MITRE
Status PUBLISHED
Assigner mitre
Published Oct 6, 2007
Updated Aug 8, 2024
Reserved Oct 6, 2007
Link CVE-2004-2697
CISA Vulnrichment
Updated n/a