HIGH
Stack-based buffer overflow in the domacro function in ftp in IBM AIX 5.2 and 5.3 allows local users to gain privileges via a long parameter to a macro, as demonstrated by executing a macro via the '$' command
Published Nov 5, 2007
7.2
HIGHCVSS 2.0
EPSS 0.41%
Description
Stack-based buffer overflow in the domacro function in ftp in IBM AIX 5.2 and 5.3 allows local users to gain privileges via a long parameter to a macro, as demonstrated by executing a macro via the '$' command.
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.
7.2 HIGH NVD
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
Access Vector Local
Access Complexity Low
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.
0.41% 0.00407
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
EPSS probability 0.00407
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 | 0.41% (0.00407) | 32.57th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 0.41% (0.00407) | 32.21th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 0.05% (0.00049) | 12.25th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.04% (0.00042) | 5.07th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.04% (0.00042) | 5.63th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 1.28% (0.01282) | 68.34th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 22, 2023 | 1.28% (0.01282) | 68.05th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 1.28% (0.01282) | 65.91th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 1.28% (0.01282) | 41.72th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
Weaknesses (1)
References (10)
- ftp://aix.software.ibm.com/aix/efixes/security/ftp_ifix.tar x_refsource_CONFIRMPatch
- http://labs.idefense.com/intelligence/vulnerabilities/display.php?id=616 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_IDEFENSE
- http://secunia.com/advisories/27437 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAVendor Advisory
- http://securitytracker.com/id?1018871 vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACK
- http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=isg1IZ05487 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_AIXAPAR
- http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=isg1IZ05488 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_AIXAPAR
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/26260 vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDPatch
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/3669 vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPEN
- http://www14.software.ibm.com/webapp/set2/subscriptions/ijhifoeblist?mode=7&heading=AIX53&path=%2F200709%2FSECURITY%2F20070905%2Fdatafile101815 x_refsource_CONFIRMPatch
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/38162 vdb-entryx_refsource_XF
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| ftp://aix.software.ibm.com/aix/efixes/security/ftp_ifix.tar | x_refsource_CONFIRMPatch | |
| http://labs.idefense.com/intelligence/vulnerabilities/display.php?id=616 | third-party-advisoryx_refsource_IDEFENSE | |
| http://secunia.com/advisories/27437 | third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAVendor Advisory | |
| http://securitytracker.com/id?1018871 | vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACK | |
| http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=isg1IZ05487 | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_AIXAPAR | |
| http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=isg1IZ05488 | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_AIXAPAR | |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/26260 | vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDPatch | |
| http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/3669 | vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPEN | |
| http://www14.software.ibm.com/webapp/set2/subscriptions/ijhifoeblist?mode=7&heading=AIX53&path=%2F200709%2FSECURITY%2F20070905%2Fdatafile101815 | x_refsource_CONFIRMPatch | |
| https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/38162 | vdb-entryx_refsource_XF |
Change history (0)
No recorded changes yet.
Sources
CVE.org / MITRE
Status PUBLISHED
Assigner mitre
Published Nov 5, 2007
Updated Aug 7, 2024
Reserved Aug 8, 2007
Link CVE-2007-4217
CISA Vulnrichment
Updated n/a