CVE-2007-4622

Published Nov 5, 2007

Last updated 7 years ago

Overview

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.
Source: cve@mitre.org
NVD status: Modified

Risk scores

CVSS 2.0

Type: Primary
Base score: 7.2
Impact score: 10
Exploitability score: 3.9
Vector string: AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Weaknesses

nvd@nist.gov: CWE-189

Hype score: Not currently trending

Configurations

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  {
    "nodes": [
      {
        "negate": false,
        "cpeMatch": [
          {
            "criteria": "cpe:2.3:o:ibm:aix:5.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*",
            "vulnerable": true,
            "matchCriteriaId": "17EECCCB-D7D1-439A-9985-8FAE8B44487B"
          }
        ],
        "operator": "OR"
      }
    ]
  }
]

References