7.2
HIGH CVSS 2.0
CVE-2007-5764
IBM AIX Printers Buffer Overflow Privilege Escalation
Description

Buffer overflow in the pioout program in printers.rte in IBM AIX 5.2, 5.3, and 6.1 allows local users to gain privileges via a long command line option.

INFO

Published Date :

Jan. 25, 2008, 1 a.m.

Last Modified :

April 9, 2025, 12:30 a.m.

Remotely Exploit :

No
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2007-5764 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
CVSS Scores
The Common Vulnerability Scoring System is a standardized framework for assessing the severity of vulnerabilities in software and systems. We collect and displays CVSS scores from various sources for each CVE.
Score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Score Impact Score Source
CVSS 2.0 HIGH [email protected]
Solution
The vulnerability in IBM AIX printers.rte can be remediated by applying the appropriate security fix or interim fix.
  • Install the appropriate security-related fix.
  • Install the appropriate interim fix.
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Here, you will find a curated list of external links that provide in-depth information, practical solutions, and valuable tools related to CVE-2007-5764.

URL Resource
http://labs.idefense.com/intelligence/vulnerabilities/display.php?id=648
http://secunia.com/advisories/28609
http://www-1.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=isg1IZ10840
http://www-1.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=isg1IZ10841
http://www-1.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=isg1IZ10842
http://www-1.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=isg1IZ10844
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/27428
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1019264
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/0261
http://www14.software.ibm.com/webapp/set2/subscriptions/pqvcmjd?mode=18&ID=4078 Exploit
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/39912
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A5616
http://labs.idefense.com/intelligence/vulnerabilities/display.php?id=648
http://secunia.com/advisories/28609
http://www-1.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=isg1IZ10840
http://www-1.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=isg1IZ10841
http://www-1.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=isg1IZ10842
http://www-1.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=isg1IZ10844
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/27428
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1019264
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/0261
http://www14.software.ibm.com/webapp/set2/subscriptions/pqvcmjd?mode=18&ID=4078 Exploit
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/39912
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A5616
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration

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The following list is the news that have been mention CVE-2007-5764 vulnerability anywhere in the article.

The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2007-5764 vulnerability over time.

Vulnerability history details can be useful for understanding the evolution of a vulnerability, and for identifying the most recent changes that may impact the vulnerability's severity, exploitability, or other characteristics.

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

    Nov. 21, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference http://labs.idefense.com/intelligence/vulnerabilities/display.php?id=648
    Added Reference http://secunia.com/advisories/28609
    Added Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/27428
    Added Reference http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1019264
    Added Reference http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/0261
    Added Reference http://www-1.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=isg1IZ10840
    Added Reference http://www-1.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=isg1IZ10841
    Added Reference http://www-1.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=isg1IZ10842
    Added Reference http://www-1.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=isg1IZ10844
    Added Reference http://www14.software.ibm.com/webapp/set2/subscriptions/pqvcmjd?mode=18&ID=4078
    Added Reference https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/39912
    Added Reference https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A5616
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    May. 14, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Sep. 29, 2017

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Removed Reference http://oval.mitre.org/repository/data/getDef?id=oval:org.mitre.oval:def:5616 [No Types Assigned]
    Added Reference https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A5616 [No Types Assigned]
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Jul. 29, 2017

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Removed Reference http://xforce.iss.net/xforce/xfdb/39912 [No Types Assigned]
    Added Reference https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/39912 [No Types Assigned]
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Jan. 25, 2008

    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.
Vulnerability Scoring Details
Base CVSS Score: 7.2
Access Vector
Access Complexity
Authentication
Confidentiality Impact
Integrity Impact
Availability Impact
Exploit Prediction

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

0.07 }} 0.01%

score

0.22210

percentile