CVE-2007-4238 describes a local privilege escalation vulnerability affecting IBM AIX versions 5.2 and 5.3. The flaw stems from incorrect ownership of the pioinit utility, allowing local users with bin or printq privileges to gain root access by modifying the file. With a CVSS score of 6.9, this vulnerability is rated as high severity due to its local attack vector, medium attack complexity, and complete impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. There is no evidence of active exploitation, publicly available exploit code, or significant community discussion surrounding this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
5.3CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:ibm:aix:5.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
5.2CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:ibm:aix:5.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
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