FKIE_CVE-2007-4799
Vulnerability from fkie_nvd - Published: 2007-09-10 21:17 - Updated: 2026-06-16 22:44
Severity
Summary
The perfstat kernel extension in bos.perf.perfstat in AIX 5.3 does not verify privileges when processing a SET call, which allows local users to cause a denial of service (system hang or crash) via unspecified SET operations.
References
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