CVE-2007-4236 (GCVE-0-2007-4236)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2007-08-08 22:00 – Updated: 2024-08-07 14:46
VLAI
Summary
Buffer overflow in lpd in bos.rte.printers in AIX 5.2 and 5.3 allows local users with printq group privileges to gain root privileges.
Severity
No CVSS data available.
CWE
  • n/a
Assigner
References
URL Tags
http://secunia.com/advisories/26219 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA
http://www-1.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=isg1… vendor-advisoryx_refsource_AIXAPAR
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/2678 vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPEN
http://securitytracker.com/id?1018467 vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACK
http://www-1.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=isg1… vendor-advisoryx_refsource_AIXAPAR
Date Public
2007-07-24 00:00
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