Buffer overflow in IBM Aix

CVE-2007-4004

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.

Vulnerability class: Buffer Overflow

EPSS: 0.009 (54.5th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

Affected products

  • Ibm Aix — versions 5.2.0, 5.3
  • N/a — versions n/a

Weakness classification (CWE)

References