FKIE_CVE-2007-4623

Vulnerability from fkie_nvd - Published: 2007-11-05 16:46 - Updated: 2026-06-16 22:44
Severity
Summary
Stack-based buffer overflow in the sendrmt function in bellmail in IBM AIX 5.2 and 5.3 allows local users to execute arbitrary code via a long parameter to the m command.
References
cve@mitre.orgftp://aix.software.ibm.com/aix/efixes/security/bellmail_ifix.tarPatch
cve@mitre.orghttp://labs.idefense.com/intelligence/vulnerabilities/display.php?id=617
cve@mitre.orghttp://secunia.com/advisories/27437
cve@mitre.orghttp://securitytracker.com/id?1018871
cve@mitre.orghttp://www-1.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=isg1IZ05065
cve@mitre.orghttp://www-1.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=isg1IZ05066
cve@mitre.orghttp://www.securityfocus.com/bid/26257Patch
cve@mitre.orghttp://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/3669
cve@mitre.orghttp://www14.software.ibm.com/webapp/set2/subscriptions/ijhifoeblist?mode=7&heading=AIX53&path=%2F200710%2FSECURITY%2F20071030%2Fdatafile094529Patch
cve@mitre.orghttps://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/38150
cve@mitre.orghttps://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A4943
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108ftp://aix.software.ibm.com/aix/efixes/security/bellmail_ifix.tarPatch
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://labs.idefense.com/intelligence/vulnerabilities/display.php?id=617
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://secunia.com/advisories/27437
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://securitytracker.com/id?1018871
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www-1.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=isg1IZ05065
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www-1.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=isg1IZ05066
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/26257Patch
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/3669
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www14.software.ibm.com/webapp/set2/subscriptions/ijhifoeblist?mode=7&heading=AIX53&path=%2F200710%2FSECURITY%2F20071030%2Fdatafile094529Patch
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/38150
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A4943
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
ibm aix 5.2
ibm aix 5.3
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