7.2
HIGH
CVE-2007-4795
IBM AIX mkpath Buffer OverflowPrivilege Escalation Vulnerability
Description

Buffer overflow in mkpath in bos.rte.methods in IBM AIX 5.2 and 5.3 allows local users to gain privileges via a long ODM name.

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-2007-4795 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-2007-4795 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://secunia.com/advisories/26715
    Added Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/25558
    Added Reference http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/3059
    Added Reference http://www-1.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=isg1IY91132
    Added Reference http://www-1.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=isg1IY91145
    Added Reference http://www14.software.ibm.com/webapp/set2/subscriptions/pqvcmjd?mode=18&ID=3848
    Added Reference http://www14.software.ibm.com/webapp/set2/subscriptions/pqvcmjd?mode=18&ID=3849
  • 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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