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CVE-2007-4217

• Severity: high (CVSS 7.2 v2.0)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 0.4% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: none known
• Published: 2007-11-05 · updated 2026-06-16
• Weakness: CWE-119

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.

Affected products

• IBM AIX: 5.2, 5.3

References

• http://labs.idefense.com/intelligence/vulnerabilities/display.php?id=616
• http://secunia.com/advisories/27437
• http://securitytracker.com/id?1018871
• http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=isg1IZ05487
• http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=isg1IZ05488
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/26260
• http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/3669
• http://www14.software.ibm.com/webapp/set2/subscriptions/ijhifoeblist?mode=7&heading=AIX53&path=%2F200709%2FSECURITY%2F20070905%2Fdatafile101815
• https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/38162
• http://labs.idefense.com/intelligence/vulnerabilities/display.php?id=616

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