HIGH
Buffer overflow in mkpath in bos.rte.methods in IBM AIX 5.2 and 5.3 allows local users to gain privileges via a long ODM name
Published Sep 10, 2007
7.2
HIGHCVSS 2.0
EPSS 0.37%
Description
Buffer overflow in mkpath in bos.rte.methods in IBM AIX 5.2 and 5.3 allows local users to gain privileges via a long ODM name.
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.
0.37% 0.00374
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
EPSS probability 0.00374
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 | 0.37% (0.00374) | 28.97th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 0.37% (0.00374) | 28.98th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 0.05% (0.00051) | 13.03th | 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 | 1.03% (0.01034) | 41.69th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Sep 10, 2022 | 1.03% (0.01034) | 39.91th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 1.03% (0.01034) | 37.91th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 1.03% (0.01034) | 20.32th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
Weaknesses (1)
References (7)
- http://secunia.com/advisories/26715 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAPatchVendor Advisory
- http://www-1.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=isg1IY91132 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_AIXAPARPatch
- http://www-1.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=isg1IY91145 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_AIXAPARPatch
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/25558 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=3848 x_refsource_CONFIRMPatch
- http://www14.software.ibm.com/webapp/set2/subscriptions/pqvcmjd?mode=18&ID=3849 x_refsource_CONFIRMPatch
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://secunia.com/advisories/26715 | third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAPatchVendor Advisory | |
| http://www-1.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=isg1IY91132 | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_AIXAPARPatch | |
| http://www-1.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=isg1IY91145 | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_AIXAPARPatch | |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/25558 | 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=3848 | x_refsource_CONFIRMPatch | |
| http://www14.software.ibm.com/webapp/set2/subscriptions/pqvcmjd?mode=18&ID=3849 | x_refsource_CONFIRMPatch |
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-2007-4795
CISA Vulnrichment
Updated n/a