CVE-2007-4003 Code injection in n/a
Local attackers can execute arbitrary code in IBM AIX via the pioout utility's ParseRoutine argument, requiring a local account.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2007-4003?
CVE-2007-4003 is a medium-severity code injection vulnerability in Ibm Aix, published on 26 Jul 2007. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
pioout in IBM AIX 5.3 SP6 allows local users to execute arbitrary code by specifying a malicious library with the -R (ParseRoutine) command line argument.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2007-4003?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Ibm Aix.
How do I fix CVE-2007-4003?
No fix has been published for CVE-2007-4003 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade, and never evaluate templates, expressions or code built from user input. More about Code injection.
Is CVE-2007-4003 being exploited?
It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2007-4003 exists.
Public exploit code: 1 Exploit-DB entry.
Other vulnerabilities in Ibm Aix
Sources
Also known as GHSA-9h37-wfmr-j7fv.