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CVE-2007-40041 exploit

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 tr…

Published 19 y ago · modified 4 mo ago · JSON

CVSS
6.9
v2.0 · NVD
CISA KEV
No
not known exploited
EPSS
0.9%
percentile 58%
Public exploits
1
Exploit-DB

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.

Exploit prediction (EPSS)

0.85% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 58% of all scored CVEs.

Exploits and detections

  • EDB-4233 IBM AIX 5.3 SP6 - FTP 'gets()' Local Privilege Escalation · local · 2007-07-27

CVSS scores

Assigned byVersionScoreVector
NVD2.06.9AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Classification

Weakness
  • CWE-119 Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer

References

  • secunia.com /advisories/26219 · third-party-advisory, x_refsource_SECUNIA, x_transferred
  • securitytracker.com /id?1018465 · vdb-entry, x_refsource_SECTRACK, x_transferred
  • labs.idefense.com /intelligence/vulnerabilities/display.php?id=571 · third-party-advisory, x_refsource_IDEFENSE, x_transferred
  • www-1.ibm.com /support/docview.wss?uid=isg1IZ01812 · vendor-advisory, x_refsource_AIXAPAR, x_transferred
  • exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com /vulnerabilities/35627 · vdb-entry, x_refsource_XF, x_transferred
  • securityfocus.com /bid/25077 · vdb-entry, x_refsource_BID, x_transferred
  • www-1.ibm.com /support/docview.wss?uid=isg1IZ01813 · vendor-advisory, x_refsource_AIXAPAR, x_transferred
  • vupen.com /english/advisories/2007/2675 · vdb-entry, x_refsource_VUPEN, x_transferred

Sources

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