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CVE-2007-4238

Severity CVSS v4.0:
Pending analysis
Type:
Unavailable / Other
Publication date:
08/08/2007
Last modified:
23/04/2026

Description

AIX 5.2 and 5.3 install pioinit with user and group ownership of bin, which allows local users with bin or possibly printq privileges to gain root privileges by modifying pioinit.

Impact

Vector 2.0
AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C CVSS v2.0 Severity and Metrics:

Base Score: 6.90 MEDIUM
Vector: AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Attack Vector (AV): Local
Attack Complexity (AC): Medium
Authentication (Au): None
Confidentiality (C): Complete
Integrity (I): Complete
Availability (A): Complete

Base Score 2.0
6.90
Severity 2.0
MEDIUM

Vulnerable products and versions

CPE From Up to
cpe:2.3:o:ibm:aix:5.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:ibm:aix:5.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

To consult the complete list of CPE names with products and versions, see this page


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