CVE-2007-4794 : Buffer overflow in fcstat in devices.common.IBM.fc.rte in IBM AIX 5.2 and 5.3 allows local users to gain privileges via

Buffer overflow in fcstat in devices.common.IBM.fc.rte in IBM AIX 5.2 and 5.3 allows local users to gain privileges via a long input parameter.

Published 2007-09-10 21:17:00

Updated 2017-07-29 01:33:13

Source MITRE

View at NVD, CVE.org

Vulnerability category: Overflow

Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2007-4794

Probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days: 0.04%

Percentile, the proportion of vulnerabilities that are scored at or less: ~ 6 % EPSS Score History EPSS FAQ

Base Score	Base Severity	CVSS Vector	Exploitability Score	Impact Score	Score Source
7.2	HIGH	AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C	3.9	10.0	NIST
Access Vector: Local Access Complexity: Low Authentication: None Confidentiality Impact: Complete Integrity Impact: Complete Availability Impact: Complete

CWE-119 Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer

The product performs operations on a memory buffer, but it can read from or write to a memory location that is outside of the intended boundary of the buffer.

Assigned by: nvd@nist.gov (Primary)