CVE-2007-3333 describes a stack-based buffer overflow in the 'capture' utility within IBM AIX versions 5.2.0 and 5.3 SP6. This vulnerability allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code by sending a large number of terminal control sequences. With a CVSS score of 6.9 (AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C), it indicates high impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability, but requires local access and medium attack complexity. While not listed on CISA's KEV catalog, public exploit code exists on ExploitDB, demonstrating local privilege escalation. Despite available exploits, there is no evidence of active exploitation, and it has received minimal community discussion or media coverage.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
5.2.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:ibm:aix:5.2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
5.3CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:ibm:aix:5.3:sp6:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
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