CVE-2007-4798

Description

Unspecified vulnerability in invscout in Inventory Scout in invscout.rte in IBM AIX 5.2 and 5.3 allows local users to delete system files that have names matching the final substring of a hostname alias, as demonstrated by hostnames ending in "unix".

Category

6.6
CVSS
Severity: Medium
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 0.05%
Vendor Advisory ibm.com Vendor Advisory secunia.com
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
http://secunia.com/advisories/26715 third party advisory patch vendor advisory
http://www14.software.ibm.com/webapp/set2/subscriptions/pqvcmjd?mode=18&ID=3847 patch
http://www14.software.ibm.com/webapp/set2/subscriptions/pqvcmjd?mode=18&ID=3846 patch
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/3059 vdb entry
http://osvdb.org/40393 vdb entry
http://www-1.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=isg1IY98506 patch vendor advisory
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/36447 vdb entry
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/25556 vdb entry patch

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2007-4798?
CVE-2007-4798 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2007-4798?
To fix CVE-2007-4798, 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-2007-4798 being actively exploited in the wild?
As for now, there are no information to confirm that CVE-2007-4798 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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