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HistoryAug 08, 2007 - 10:17 p.m.
CVE-2007-4238
aix
pioinit
privilege escalation
cve-2007-4238
nvd
6.9 Medium
CVSS2
Attack Vector
LOCAL
Attack Complexity
MEDIUM
Authentication
NONE
Confidentiality Impact
COMPLETE
Integrity Impact
COMPLETE
Availability Impact
COMPLETE
AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
6.9 Medium
AI Score
Confidence
High
0.0004 Low
EPSS
Percentile
5.1%
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.
Affected configurations
Node
ibmaixMatch5.2
ORibmaixMatch5.3
Related
nvd
nvd
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cvelist
cvelist
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prion
prion
Design/Logic Flaw
2007-08-08 22:17:00
6.9 Medium
CVSS2
Attack Vector
LOCAL
Attack Complexity
MEDIUM
Authentication
NONE
Confidentiality Impact
COMPLETE
Integrity Impact
COMPLETE
Availability Impact
COMPLETE
AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
6.9 Medium
AI Score
Confidence
High
0.0004 Low
EPSS
Percentile
5.1%
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