CVE-2007-4799 — IBM AIX vulnerability

CWE-2643 documents3 sources
Severity
4.9MEDIUMNVD
EPSS
0.0%
top 85.22%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploit
No known exploits
Affected products
1
IBM AIX
Timeline
PublishedSep 10
Latest updateMay 1

Description

The perfstat kernel extension in bos.perf.perfstat in AIX 5.3 does not verify privileges when processing a SET call, which allows local users to cause a denial of service (system hang or crash) via unspecified SET operations.

CVSS vector

AV:L/AC:L/C:N/I:N/A:CExploitability: 3.9 | Impact: 6.9

Affected Packages1 packages

▶NVDibm/aix5.3

Patches

Patch: secunia.com ↗Patch: www-1.ibm.com ↗Patch: www.securityfocus.com ↗

🔴Vulnerability Details

2
GHSA
GHSA-xvwg-32hp-p5p5: The perfstat kernel extension in bos↗2022-05-01
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CVEList
CVE-2007-4799: The perfstat kernel extension in bos↗2007-09-10
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