MEDIUM
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
Published Jul 26, 2007
6.9
MEDIUMCVSS 2.0
EPSS 0.85%
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.
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.
0.85% 0.00851
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
EPSS probability 0.00851
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 | 0.85% (0.00851) | 56.69th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 0.85% (0.00851) | 53.26th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 0.51% (0.00513) | 64.44th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.04% (0.00043) | 11.30th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jun 12, 2024 | 0.04% (0.00043) | 9.44th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.04% (0.00043) | 7.42th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 5.63% (0.05625) | 90.08th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 5.63% (0.05625) | 89.09th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 5.63% (0.05625) | 76.72th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
Weaknesses (1)
References (9)
- ftp://aix.software.ibm.com/aix/efixes/security/README x_refsource_CONFIRM
- http://labs.idefense.com/intelligence/vulnerabilities/display.php?id=571 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_IDEFENSE
- http://secunia.com/advisories/26219 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAVendor Advisory
- http://www-1.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=isg1IZ01812 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_AIXAPAR
- http://www-1.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=isg1IZ01813 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_AIXAPAR
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/25077 vdb-entryx_refsource_BID
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1018465 vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACK
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/2675 vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPEN
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/35627 vdb-entryx_refsource_XF
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| ftp://aix.software.ibm.com/aix/efixes/security/README | x_refsource_CONFIRM | |
| http://labs.idefense.com/intelligence/vulnerabilities/display.php?id=571 | third-party-advisoryx_refsource_IDEFENSE | |
| http://secunia.com/advisories/26219 | third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAVendor Advisory | |
| http://www-1.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=isg1IZ01812 | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_AIXAPAR | |
| http://www-1.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=isg1IZ01813 | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_AIXAPAR | |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/25077 | vdb-entryx_refsource_BID | |
| http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1018465 | vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACK | |
| http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/2675 | vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPEN | |
| https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/35627 | vdb-entryx_refsource_XF |
Change history (0)
No recorded changes yet.
Sources
CVE.org / MITRE
Status PUBLISHED
Assigner mitre
Published Jul 26, 2007
Updated Aug 7, 2024
Reserved Jul 25, 2007
Link CVE-2007-4004
CISA Vulnrichment
Updated n/a