CVE-2007-4004
MEDIUM · CVSS 6.9EPSS 0.9%EU EUVD
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.
Key facts
- CVSS score
- 6.9 (v2.0)
- Severity
- MEDIUM
- CVSS vector
AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C- Weakness (CWE)
- CWE-119
- EPSS score
- 0.9% (58th percentile)
- In CISA KEV
- No
- In EU EUVD
- Yes (EUVD-2007-3988)
- Published
- July 26, 2007
- NVD last modified
- June 16, 2026
- Status
- Modified
EU Vulnerability Database (EUVD)
This vulnerability is also tracked by ENISA as EUVD-2007-3988 in the EU Vulnerability Database. Last updated in EUVD on August 7, 2024.
View on the EU Vulnerability DatabaseAffected products
- ibm / aix
- ibm / aix
References
- ftp://aix.software.ibm.com/aix/efixes/security/README
- http://labs.idefense.com/intelligence/vulnerabilities/display.php?id=571
- http://secunia.com/advisories/26219(Vendor Advisory)
- http://www-1.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=isg1IZ01812
- http://www-1.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=isg1IZ01813
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/25077
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1018465
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/2675
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/35627
Last updated September 17, 2026 · Source: NVD, CISA KEV, FIRST.org EPSS
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