Unrated severityNVD Advisory· Published Nov 5, 2007· Updated Jun 16, 2026
CVE-2007-5804
CVE-2007-5804
Description
cfgcon in IBM AIX 5.2 and 5.3 does not properly validate the argument to the "-p" option to swcons, which allows local users in the system group to create or overwrite an arbitrary file, and enable world writability of this file, by using the file's name as the argument.
Affected products
3Patches
Vulnerability mechanics
References
8- aix.software.ibm.com/aix/efixes/security/cfgcon_ifix.tarnvdPatch
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/26258nvdPatch
- www14.software.ibm.com/webapp/set2/subscriptions/ijhifoeblistnvdPatch
- labs.idefense.com/intelligence/vulnerabilities/display.phpnvd
- secunia.com/advisories/27437nvd
- www-1.ibm.com/support/docview.wssnvd
- www-1.ibm.com/support/docview.wssnvd
- exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/38154nvd
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