Vulnerability in IBM Aix
CVE-2007-0978
Buffer overflow in swcons in IBM AIX 5.3 allows local users to gain privileges via long input data.
Published · last modified .
CVSS v2 metric
CVSS v2 base score 7.2 (High). Vector: AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C. This CVE predates CVSS v3 and has no v3 score from NVD.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.004 (30.1th percentile), scored .
Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 30th percentile — 30.1% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.004 · newest: 0.004 · change: +0.000
Affected products
- IBM Aix — versions 5.3
References
- www.securitytracker.com/id (vdb-entry)
- secunia.com/advisories/24154 (Vendor Advisory, third-party-advisory)
- osvdb.org/33200 (vdb-entry)
- www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/0617 (vdb-entry)
- www-1.ibm.com/support/docview.wss (vendor-advisory)
- exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/32508 (vdb-entry)