CVEvulnerability

CVE-2007-4217

7.2 HIGH Published 2007-11-05 Modified 2026-06-16 Official page ↗
Status
Modified
Published
2007-11-05
Last modified
2026-06-16
Assigner
[email protected]
CVSS 2.0 ([email protected])
7.2 HIGH — AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
Weaknesses
CWE-119

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 configurations

• ibm aix 5.2 • ibm aix 5.3

Related

Weakness · CWE (1)

  • CWE-119 Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer weakness

Referenced by CWE · observed example (2)

  • CWE-250 Execution with Unnecessary Privileges weakness
  • CWE-269 Improper Privilege Management weakness

References