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CVE-2007-4217
Stack-based buffer overflow in the domacro function in ftp in IBM AIX 5.2 and 5.3 allows local users to gain privileges via a long…
High7.2EPSS 0.41%
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Description
Stack-based buffer overflow in the domacro function in ftp in IBM AIX 5.2 and 5.3 allows local users to gain privileges via a long parameter to a macro, as demonstrated by executing a macro via the '$' command.
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVDNVD · Modified | 2.0 | High7.2 | AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 0.41% · top 65% of all CVEs (4 Nov 2026)
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The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: High 7.2.
Weakness
Affected products
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- affected n/a
References (9)
- 27437 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
- aix-ftp-domacro-bo(38162) (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_XFx_transferred
- 20071030 IBM AIX ftp domacro Parameter Buffer Overflow Vulnerability (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_IDEFENSEx_transferred
- http://www14.software.ibm.com/webapp/set2/subscriptions/ijhifoeblist?mode=7&heading=AIX53&path=%2F200709%2FSECURITY%2F20070905%2Fdatafile101815 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- 1018871 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACKx_transferred
- IZ05488 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_AIXAPARx_transferred
- ADV-2007-3669 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPENx_transferred
- IZ05487 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_AIXAPARx_transferred
- 26260 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDx_transferred
Sources
The same CVE in the primary databases and aggregators, to check against.
- CVE.org record (opens in a new tab)
- CVE List JSON (GitHub) (opens in a new tab)
- NVD (opens in a new tab)
- FIRST EPSS (opens in a new tab)
- OSV.dev (opens in a new tab)
- GitHub Advisories (opens in a new tab)
- CIRCL Vulnerability-Lookup (opens in a new tab)
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