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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…
High7.2EPSS 0.33%
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Description
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.
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)
- 0.33% · top 73% of all CVEs (3 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
n/a
- affected n/a
References (7)
- 20071030 IBM AIX dig dns_name_fromtext Integer Underflow Vulnerability (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_IDEFENSEx_transferred
- 26262 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDx_transferred
- 27437 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
- IZ05017 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_AIXAPARx_transferred
- aix-dig-dnsnamefromtext-integer-underflow(38169) (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_XFx_transferred
- 1018871 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACKx_transferred
- ADV-2007-3669 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPENx_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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