CVE-2007-4791

N/A Unknown

Published: September 10, 2007 Modified: April 23, 2026

Description

Buffer overflow in the swcons command in bos.rte.console in IBM AIX 5.2 and 5.3 allows local users to gain privileges via unspecified vectors, a different vulnerability than CVE-2005-3504 and CVE-2007-0978.

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References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Patch Vendor Advisory Exploit Third Party Advisory

http://osvdb.org/40400

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://secunia.com/advisories/26715

Source: cve@mitre.org

Patch Vendor Advisory

http://www-1.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=isg1IY98532

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://www-1.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=isg1IY98804

Source: cve@mitre.org

Patch

http://www-1.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=isg1IY98819

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/25562

Source: cve@mitre.org

Patch

http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/3059

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://www14.software.ibm.com/webapp/set2/subscriptions/pqvcmjd?mode=18&ID=3855

Source: cve@mitre.org

Patch

http://www14.software.ibm.com/webapp/set2/subscriptions/pqvcmjd?mode=18&ID=3856

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://osvdb.org/40400