CVE-2007-4237

Description

Buffer overflow in the atm subset in arp in devices.common.IBM.atm.rte in AIX 5.2 and 5.3 allows local users to gain root privileges.

6.9

CVSS

Severity: Medium

CVSS 2.0 •

EPSS 0.06%

Vendor Advisory ibm.com Vendor Advisory ibm.com

Affected: n/a n/a

References

Link	Tags
http://secunia.com/advisories/26219	third party advisory
http://www-1.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=isg1IZ00521	vendor advisory
http://osvdb.org/36783	vdb entry
http://www-1.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=isg1IZ00510	vendor advisory
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/2678	vdb entry
http://securitytracker.com/id?1018463	vdb entry patch

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2007-4237?: CVE-2007-4237 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2007-4237?: To fix CVE-2007-4237, 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-2007-4237 being actively exploited in the wild?: As for now, there are no information to confirm that CVE-2007-4237 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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