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CVE-2007-4238

AIX 5.2 and 5.3 install pioinit with user and group ownership of bin, which allows local users with bin or possibly printq privileges to ga…

Published 19 y ago · modified 4 mo ago · JSON

CVSS
6.9
v2.0 · NVD
CISA KEV
No
not known exploited
EPSS
0.3%
percentile 24%
Public exploits
0
none known

AIX 5.2 and 5.3 install pioinit with user and group ownership of bin, which allows local users with bin or possibly printq privileges to gain root privileges by modifying pioinit.

Exploit prediction (EPSS)

0.31% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 24% of all scored CVEs.

CVSS scores

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

References

  • secunia.com /advisories/26219 · third-party-advisory, x_refsource_SECUNIA, x_transferred
  • www-1.ibm.com /support/docview.wss?uid=isg1IY79785 · vendor-advisory, x_refsource_AIXAPAR, x_transferred
  • securitytracker.com /id?1018468 · vdb-entry, x_refsource_SECTRACK, x_transferred
  • osvdb.org /36782 · vdb-entry, x_refsource_OSVDB, x_transferred
  • www-1.ibm.com /support/docview.wss?uid=isg1IY79786 · vendor-advisory, x_refsource_AIXAPAR, x_transferred
  • vupen.com /english/advisories/2007/2678 · vdb-entry, x_refsource_VUPEN, x_transferred

Sources

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