CVE-2007-5764

Published: Jan 25, 2008Modified: Apr 23, 2026

7.2

Vector

AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Exploitability: 3.9 / Impact: 10.0

Source: NVD

Description

Buffer overflow in the pioout program in printers.rte in IBM AIX 5.2, 5.3, and 6.1 allows local users to gain privileges via a long command line option.

Affected (3)

Products: Ibm: Aix

Ibm

1 product

Aix

Configuration A

3 vulnerable

Vulnerable Software	Affected Versions
Ibm Aix	Version 5.2
Ibm Aix	Version 5.3
Ibm Aix	Version 6.1

Related CWEs

CWE-119

Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer

The product performs operations on a memory buffer, but it reads from or writes to a memory location outside the buffer's intended boundary. This may result in read or write operations on unexpected memory locations that could be linked to other variables, data structures, or internal program data.

References (24)

http://labs.idefense.com/intelligence/vulnerabilities/display.php?id=648

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://secunia.com/advisories/28609

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://www-1.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=isg1IZ10840

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://www-1.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=isg1IZ10841

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://www-1.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=isg1IZ10842

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://www-1.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=isg1IZ10844

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/27428

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1019264

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/0261

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://www14.software.ibm.com/webapp/set2/subscriptions/pqvcmjd?mode=18&ID=4078

Source: cve@mitre.org

Exploit

https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/39912

Source: cve@mitre.org

https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A5616

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://labs.idefense.com/intelligence/vulnerabilities/display.php?id=648