CVE-2007-1798

Buffer overflow in the drmgr command in IBM AIX 5.2 and 5.3 allows local users to cause a denial...

7.2 High

Buffer overflow in the drmgr command in IBM AIX 5.2 and 5.3 allows local users to cause a denial of service (crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code via a long path name.

Exploit likelihood

0.46%Down 1.4 points since Feb 4, 2022

What each source reports

NVD Score used 7.2

Buffer overflow in the drmgr command in IBM AIX 5.2 and 5.3 allows local users to cause a denial of service (crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code via a long path name.

Record: CVE-2007-1798
CVSS 2.0: 7.2 HighAV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
Updated: 2026-11-02

CVE List No score

Buffer overflow in the drmgr command in IBM AIX 5.2 and 5.3 allows local users to cause a denial of service (crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code via a long path name.

Record: CVE-2007-1798
Updated: 2026-11-02

EUVDEUVD-2007-1792 No score

Buffer overflow in the drmgr command in IBM AIX 5.2 and 5.3 allows local users to cause a denial of service (crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code via a long path name.

Record: EUVD-2007-1792
Updated: 2026-11-03

GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-m32w-3ggq-xj4p No score

Buffer overflow in the drmgr command in IBM AIX 5.2 and 5.3 allows local users to cause a denial...

Buffer overflow in the drmgr command in IBM AIX 5.2 and 5.3 allows local users to cause a denial of service (crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code via a long path name.

Record: GHSA-m32w-3ggq-xj4p
Updated: 2026-11-02

Affected products

ibm aix

History

History
Recorded	Changed	Sources
Nov 3, 2026	aliases	EUVD
Nov 2, 2026	first indexed	CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD

Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.

In short

CVE-2007-1798 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 7.2) in Ibm Aix, published April 2, 2007. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.46%, the 39th percentile. No source names a fixed version.

References

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