CVE-2007-4238 (GCVE-0-2007-4238)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2007-08-08 22:00 – Updated: 2024-08-07 14:46
VLAI?
Summary
AIX 5.2 and 5.3 install pioinit with user and group ownership of bin, which allows local users with bin or possibly printq privileges to gain root privileges by modifying pioinit.
Severity ?
No CVSS data available.
CWE
  • n/a
Assigner
References
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://securitytracker.com/id?1018468 vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACK
http://osvdb.org/36782 vdb-entryx_refsource_OSVDB
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
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