CVE-2007-6717 describes a buffer overflow vulnerability within the tftp component of bos.net.tcp.client in IBM AIX versions 5.2.0 and 5.3.0, allowing local users to escalate privileges. With a CVSS score of 7.2 (High), this vulnerability has a low attack complexity and requires local access, but successful exploitation could lead to complete compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability. There is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant 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:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
5.3.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:ibm:aix:5.3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
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.
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.0 Reddit, 0.1 Bluesky, 0.0 Mastodon, and 0.5 GitHub mentions.
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.