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CVE-2007-4004 Detail

Current Description

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.


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

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-ID CWE Name Source
CWE-119 Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer cwe source acceptance level NIST  

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Change History

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Quick Info

CVE Dictionary Entry:
CVE-2007-4004
NVD Published Date:
07/26/2007
NVD Last Modified:
11/20/2024
Source:
MITRE