CVE-2007-4623

Severity: high (CVSS 7.2 v2.0)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 0.5% 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 sendrmt function in bellmail in IBM AIX 5.2 and 5.3 allows local users to execute arbitrary code via a long parameter to the m command.

Affected products

IBM AIX: 5.2, 5.3

References

http://labs.idefense.com/intelligence/vulnerabilities/display.php?id=617
http://secunia.com/advisories/27437
http://securitytracker.com/id?1018871
http://www-1.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=isg1IZ05065
http://www-1.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=isg1IZ05066
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/26257
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/3669
http://www14.software.ibm.com/webapp/set2/subscriptions/ijhifoeblist?mode=7&heading=AIX53&path=%2F200710%2FSECURITY%2F20071030%2Fdatafile094529
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/38150
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A4943

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