MEDIUM
Buffer overflow in bos.rte.libc in IBM AIX 5.2 and 5.3 allows local users to execute arbitrary code via the "r-commands", possibly including (1) rdist, (2) rsh, (3) rcp, (4) rsync, and (5) rlogin
Published Feb 3, 2007
4.6
MEDIUMCVSS 2.0
EPSS 0.49%
Description
Buffer overflow in bos.rte.libc in IBM AIX 5.2 and 5.3 allows local users to execute arbitrary code via the "r-commands", possibly including (1) rdist, (2) rsh, (3) rcp, (4) rsync, and (5) rlogin.
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.
4.6 MEDIUM NVD
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
Access Vector Local
Access Complexity Low
Authentication None
Confidentiality Impact Partial
Integrity Impact Partial
Availability Impact Partial
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
0.49% 0.00492
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
EPSS probability 0.00492
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 (9 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 0.49% (0.00492) | 39.99th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 0.49% (0.00488) | 37.96th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 0.08% (0.00085) | 22.45th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.04% (0.00043) | 11.61th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jun 28, 2024 | 0.04% (0.00043) | 9.89th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.04% (0.00042) | 5.63th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 2.17% (0.02172) | 80.27th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 2.17% (0.02172) | 78.34th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 2.17% (0.02172) | 57.15th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
Weaknesses (1)
References (11)
- ftp://aix.software.ibm.com/aix/efixes/security/README x_refsource_CONFIRM
- http://secunia.com/advisories/23995 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAVendor Advisory
- http://securitytracker.com/id?1017583 vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACK
- http://securitytracker.com/id?1017607 vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACK
- http://www-1.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=isg1IY94301 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_AIXAPAR
- http://www-1.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=isg1IY94368 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_AIXAPAR
- http://www.osvdb.org/31696 vdb-entryx_refsource_OSVDB
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/22370 vdb-entryx_refsource_BID
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/22456 vdb-entryx_refsource_BID
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/0471 vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPEN
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/32184 vdb-entryx_refsource_XF
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| ftp://aix.software.ibm.com/aix/efixes/security/README | x_refsource_CONFIRM | |
| http://secunia.com/advisories/23995 | third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAVendor Advisory | |
| http://securitytracker.com/id?1017583 | vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACK | |
| http://securitytracker.com/id?1017607 | vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACK | |
| http://www-1.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=isg1IY94301 | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_AIXAPAR | |
| http://www-1.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=isg1IY94368 | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_AIXAPAR | |
| http://www.osvdb.org/31696 | vdb-entryx_refsource_OSVDB | |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/22370 | vdb-entryx_refsource_BID | |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/22456 | vdb-entryx_refsource_BID | |
| http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/0471 | vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPEN | |
| https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/32184 | vdb-entryx_refsource_XF |
Change history (0)
No recorded changes yet.
Sources
CVE.org / MITRE
Status PUBLISHED
Assigner mitre
Published Feb 3, 2007
Updated Aug 7, 2024
Reserved Feb 2, 2007
Link CVE-2007-0670
CISA Vulnrichment
Updated n/a