CVE-2007-4353 Memory corruption in n/a

Medium 6.9 Published 15 Aug 2007 Updated 7 Aug 2024

Local attackers in the system group can exploit buffer overflows in AIX utilities to gain root privileges.

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-2007-4353?

CVE-2007-4353 is a medium-severity memory corruption vulnerability in Ibm Aix, published on 15 Aug 2007. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

Multiple buffer overflows in IBM AIX 5.2 and 5.3 allow local users in the system group to gain root privileges via unspecified vectors involving the (1) chpath, (2) rmpath, and (3) devinstall programs in bos.rte.methods.

Which versions are affected by CVE-2007-4353?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Ibm Aix.

How do I fix CVE-2007-4353?

No fix has been published for CVE-2007-4353 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Upgrade to the fixed version. Memory-safe languages, compiler hardening and fuzzing prevent most new cases. More about Memory corruption.

Is CVE-2007-4353 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2007-4353 in the wild and no public exploit code.

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Sources

Also known as GHSA-5wh2-cc55-8p87.