7.2
HIGH
CVE-2007-4791
IBM AIX bos.rte.console Buffer Overflow Privilege Escalation Vulnerability
Description

Buffer overflow in the swcons command in bos.rte.console in IBM AIX 5.2 and 5.3 allows local users to gain privileges via unspecified vectors, a different vulnerability than CVE-2005-3504 and CVE-2007-0978.

INFO

Published Date :

Sept. 10, 2007, 9:17 p.m.

Last Modified :

Nov. 21, 2024, 12:36 a.m.

Remotely Exploitable :

No

Impact Score :

10.0

Exploitability Score :

3.9
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2007-4791 vulnerability. Even if cvefeed.io is aware of the exact versions of the products that are affected, the information is not represented in the table below.

ID Vendor Product Action
1 Ibm aix

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The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2007-4791 vulnerability over time.

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  • CVE Modified by af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

    Nov. 21, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference http://osvdb.org/40400
    Added Reference http://secunia.com/advisories/26715
    Added Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/25562
    Added Reference http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/3059
    Added Reference http://www-1.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=isg1IY98532
    Added Reference http://www-1.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=isg1IY98804
    Added Reference http://www-1.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=isg1IY98819
    Added Reference http://www14.software.ibm.com/webapp/set2/subscriptions/pqvcmjd?mode=18&ID=3855
    Added Reference http://www14.software.ibm.com/webapp/set2/subscriptions/pqvcmjd?mode=18&ID=3856
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    May. 14, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Sep. 12, 2007

    Action Type Old Value New Value
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days. Following chart shows the EPSS score history of the vulnerability.
Exploit Prediction

EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.

0.04 }} 0.00%

score

0.05635

percentile

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