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Unrated severityNVD Advisory· Published Jul 26, 2007· Updated Apr 23, 2026

CVE-2007-4004

CVE-2007-4004

Description

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.

Affected products

2
  • IBM/Aix2 versions
    cpe:2.3:o:ibm:aix:5.2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 1 more
    • cpe:2.3:o:ibm:aix:5.2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:o:ibm:aix:5.3:sp6:*:*:*:*:*:*

Patches

0

No patches discovered yet.

Vulnerability mechanics

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