CVE-2007-4799 The perfstat kernel extension in bos.perf.perfstat in AIX 5.3 does not verify privileges when processing a SET call, which allows local user
Medium 4.9
Published
Updated
Check this codebase for CVE-2007-4799 and fix it if it is affected.
What it is: CVE-2007-4799 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Ibm Aix, published on 10 Sep 2007.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2007-4799 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Affected product: Ibm Aix. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.
Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.
Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2007-4799/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2007-4799/index.md)
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2007-4799?
CVE-2007-4799 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Ibm Aix, published on 10 Sep 2007.
Official description
The perfstat kernel extension in bos.perf.perfstat in AIX 5.3 does not verify privileges when processing a SET call, which allows local users to cause a denial of service (system hang or crash) via unspecified SET operations.
Weakness: CWE-264
Which versions are affected by CVE-2007-4799?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Ibm Aix.
How do I fix CVE-2007-4799?
No fix has been published for CVE-2007-4799 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2007-4799 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2007-4799 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Ibm Aix
Sources
Also known as GHSA-xvwg-32hp-p5p5.