Vulnerability in IBM Aix
CVE-2007-4622
Integer underflow in the dns_name_fromtext function in (1) libdns_nonsecure.a and (2) libdns_secure.a in IBM AIX 5.2 allows local users to gain privileges via a crafted "-y" (TSIG key) command line argument to dig.
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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: 0.003 (24.0th percentile), scored .
Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 24th percentile — 24.0% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.003 · newest: 0.003 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- IBM Aix — versions 5.2
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- labs.idefense.com/intelligence/vulnerabilities/display.php (third-party-advisory)
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/26262 (Patch, vdb-entry)
- secunia.com/advisories/27437 (Vendor Advisory, third-party-advisory)
- www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss (vendor-advisory)
- exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/38169 (vdb-entry)
- securitytracker.com/id (vdb-entry)
- www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/3669 (vdb-entry)