CVE-2007-4004 describes a buffer overflow vulnerability in the FTP client of IBM AIX 5.3 SP6 and 5.2.0. This flaw allows local users to execute arbitrary code due to an overflow in a gets function call. The vulnerability is rated with a CVSS score of 6.9, indicating high severity due to local access, medium attack complexity, and complete confidentiality, integrity, and availability impact. While not actively exploited in the wild (no KEV or Hot List status), a public exploit (EDB-4233) exists for local privilege escalation, and there is minimal community discussion or media coverage surrounding this CVE.
| 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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