CVE-2007-4795 describes a buffer overflow vulnerability in the mkpath function within bos.rte.methods in IBM AIX versions 5.2 and 5.3. This flaw allows a local attacker to gain elevated privileges by supplying an excessively long ODM name. With a CVSS score of 7.2, this vulnerability is considered high severity, enabling complete compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability with low attack complexity. Despite its severity, there is no evidence of active exploitation, publicly available exploit code, or significant community discussion or media coverage, suggesting it is not a widely targeted threat.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
5.2CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:ibm:aix:5.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
5.3CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:ibm:aix:5.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
No social media mentions found for this CVE.
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No media coverage found for this CVE.
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.1 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.
Remediation records are not available for this CVE.