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    CVE-2007-4004

    Buffer overflow in the ftp client in IBM AIX 5.3 SP6 and 5.2.0 allows local users to execute arbitrary code via unspecified vectors that trigger the overflow in a gets function call. NOTE: the client is setuid root on AIX, so this issue crosses privilege boundaries.

    Published:Jul 26, 2007
    Last Modified:Apr 23, 2026
    EPS:Jul 26, 2007
    EPSS Score:0.00464
    CVSS Score:6.9

    Affected Products

    Vendor
    Ibm
    Product
    Aix

    Exploits

    https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/4233

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    References

    ftp://aix.software.ibm.com/aix/efixes/security/README
    http://labs.idefense.com/intelligence/vulnerabilities/display.php?id=571
    http://secunia.com/advisories/26219
    http://www-1.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=isg1IZ01812
    http://www-1.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=isg1IZ01813
    http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/25077
    http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1018465
    http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/2675
    https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/35627
    ftp://aix.software.ibm.com/aix/efixes/security/README
    http://labs.idefense.com/intelligence/vulnerabilities/display.php?id=571
    http://secunia.com/advisories/26219
    http://www-1.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=isg1IZ01812
    http://www-1.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=isg1IZ01813
    http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/25077
    http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1018465
    http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/2675
    https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/35627

    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

    Attack Vector
    Network
    Adjacent
    Local
    Physical
    Privileges Required
    None
    Low
    High
    User Interaction
    None
    Required
    Scope
    Unchanged
    Changed
    Confidentiality
    None
    Low
    High
    Integrity
    None
    Low
    High
    Availability
    None
    Low
    High