HIGH
Buffer overflow in the swcons command in bos.rte.console in IBM AIX 5.2 and 5.3 allows local users to gain privileges via unspecified vectors, a different vulnerability than CVE-2005-3504 and CVE-2007-0978
Published Sep 10, 2007
7.2
HIGHCVSS 2.0
EPSS 0.39%
Description
Buffer overflow in the swcons command in bos.rte.console in IBM AIX 5.2 and 5.3 allows local users to gain privileges via unspecified vectors, a different vulnerability than CVE-2005-3504 and CVE-2007-0978.
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.
0.39% 0.00388
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
EPSS probability 0.00388
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 | 0.39% (0.00388) | 30.50th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 0.39% (0.00388) | 30.41th | 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 (9)
- http://osvdb.org/40400 vdb-entryx_refsource_OSVDB
- http://secunia.com/advisories/26715 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAPatchVendor Advisory
- http://www-1.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=isg1IY98532 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_AIXAPAR
- http://www-1.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=isg1IY98804 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_AIXAPARPatch
- http://www-1.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=isg1IY98819 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_AIXAPAR
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/25562 vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDPatch
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/3059 vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPEN
- http://www14.software.ibm.com/webapp/set2/subscriptions/pqvcmjd?mode=18&ID=3855 x_refsource_CONFIRMPatch
- http://www14.software.ibm.com/webapp/set2/subscriptions/pqvcmjd?mode=18&ID=3856 x_refsource_CONFIRM
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://osvdb.org/40400 | vdb-entryx_refsource_OSVDB | |
| http://secunia.com/advisories/26715 | third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAPatchVendor Advisory | |
| http://www-1.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=isg1IY98532 | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_AIXAPAR | |
| http://www-1.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=isg1IY98804 | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_AIXAPARPatch | |
| http://www-1.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=isg1IY98819 | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_AIXAPAR | |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/25562 | vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDPatch | |
| http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/3059 | vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPEN | |
| http://www14.software.ibm.com/webapp/set2/subscriptions/pqvcmjd?mode=18&ID=3855 | x_refsource_CONFIRMPatch | |
| http://www14.software.ibm.com/webapp/set2/subscriptions/pqvcmjd?mode=18&ID=3856 | x_refsource_CONFIRM |
Change history (0)
No recorded changes yet.
Sources
CVE.org / MITRE
Status PUBLISHED
Assigner mitre
Published Sep 10, 2007
Updated Aug 7, 2024
Reserved Sep 10, 2007
Link CVE-2007-4791
CISA Vulnrichment
Updated n/a