VULNERABILITY INTELLIGENCE
CVE-2007-4004
CVSS score6.9 MEDIUM
EPSS probability0.85%
CISA KEVNot currently listed
Published2007-07-26
Last modified2026-06-16
CVSS vectorAV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
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.
Weakness classification
- CWE-119: Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer