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CVE-2007-4217 Details

Description

Stack-based buffer overflow in the domacro function in ftp in IBM AIX 5.2 and 5.3 allows local users to gain privileges via a long parameter to a macro, as demonstrated by executing a macro via the '$' command.

Metrics

CVSS 3.x Severity and Vector Strings:

No CVSS 3.x data is available for this CVE.

References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

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URL	Source(s)	Tag(s)
ftp://aix.software.ibm.com/aix/efixes/security/ftp_ifix.tar	CVE	Patch
http://labs.idefense.com/intelligence/vulnerabilities/display.php?id=616	CVE
http://secunia.com/advisories/27437	CVE	Vendor Advisory
http://securitytracker.com/id?1018871	CVE
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/38162	CVE
http://www14.software.ibm.com/webapp/set2/subscriptions/ijhifoeblist?mode=7&heading=AIX53&path=%2F200709%2FSECURITY%2F20070905%2Fdatafile101815	CVE	Patch
http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=isg1IZ05487	CVE
http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=isg1IZ05488	CVE
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/26260	CVE	Patch
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/3669	CVE
ftp://aix.software.ibm.com/aix/efixes/security/ftp_ifix.tar	[email protected]	Patch
http://labs.idefense.com/intelligence/vulnerabilities/display.php?id=616	[email protected]
http://secunia.com/advisories/27437	[email protected]	Vendor Advisory
http://securitytracker.com/id?1018871	[email protected]
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/38162	[email protected]
http://www14.software.ibm.com/webapp/set2/subscriptions/ijhifoeblist?mode=7&heading=AIX53&path=%2F200709%2FSECURITY%2F20070905%2Fdatafile101815	[email protected]	Patch
http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=isg1IZ05487	[email protected]
http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=isg1IZ05488	[email protected]
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/26260	[email protected]	Patch
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/3669	[email protected]

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Weakness Enumeration

CWE-ID	CWE Name	Source
CWE-119	Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer	[email protected]

Affected Products

Product	Versions
ibm aix	5.2 5.3
CPE cpe:2.3:o:ibm:aix:5.2:::::::* cpe:2.3:o:ibm:aix:5.3:::::::* Remediation No remediation found in references.

Change History

6 change records found show changes

Date	Action	Recorded By
Jun 16, 2026	CVE Modified	[email protected]
Apr 23, 2026	Status Change	[email protected]
Nov 21, 2024	CVE Modified	CVE
May 14, 2024	CVE Modified	[email protected]
Jul 29, 2017	CVE Modified	[email protected]
Nov 6, 2007	Initial Analysis	[email protected]