FKIE_CVE-2007-4217
Vulnerability from fkie_nvd - Published: 2007-11-05 16:46 - Updated: 2026-06-16 22:43
Severity
Summary
Stack-based buffer overflow in the domacro function in ftp in IBM AIX 5.2 and 5.3 allows local users to gain privileges via a long parameter to a macro, as demonstrated by executing a macro via the '$' command.
References
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