CVE-2007-4622

Severity: high (CVSS 7.2 v2.0)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 0.3% 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-189

Description

Integer underflow in the dns_name_fromtext function in (1) libdns_nonsecure.a and (2) libdns_secure.a in IBM AIX 5.2 allows local users to gain privileges via a crafted "-y" (TSIG key) command line argument to dig.

Affected products

IBM AIX: 5.2

References

http://labs.idefense.com/intelligence/vulnerabilities/display.php?id=613
http://secunia.com/advisories/27437
http://securitytracker.com/id?1018871
http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=isg1IZ05017
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/26262
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/3669
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/38169
http://labs.idefense.com/intelligence/vulnerabilities/display.php?id=613
http://secunia.com/advisories/27437
http://securitytracker.com/id?1018871

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