CVE-2007-2996

Description

Unspecified vulnerability in perl.rte 5.8.0.10 through 5.8.0.95 on IBM AIX 5.2, and 5.8.2.10 through 5.8.2.50 on AIX 5.3, allows local users to gain privileges via unspecified vectors related to the installation and "waiting for a legitimate user to execute a binary that ships with Perl."

6.6

CVSS

Severity: Medium

CVSS 2.0 •

EPSS 0.04%

Vendor Advisory ibm.com Vendor Advisory ibm.com Vendor Advisory ibm.com Vendor Advisory secunia.com

Affected: n/a n/a

References

Link	Tags
ftp://aix.software.ibm.com/aix/efixes/security/perl_ifix.tar.Z	patch
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1018177	vdb entry
http://secunia.com/advisories/25478	patch vendor advisory third party advisory
http://www-1.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=isg1IY98394	vendor advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/24241	patch vdb entry
http://www-1.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=isg1IY98395	vendor advisory
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/2004	vdb entry
http://www-1.ibm.com/support/search.wss?rs=0&q=IY98396&apar=only	vendor advisory
http://osvdb.org/36754	vdb entry

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2007-2996?: CVE-2007-2996 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2007-2996?: To fix CVE-2007-2996, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2007-2996 being actively exploited in the wild?: As for now, there are no information to confirm that CVE-2007-2996 is being actively exploited. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~0% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.

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