CVE-2007-4004
Buffer overflow in the ftp client in IBM AIX 5.3 SP6 and 5.2.0 allows local users to execute...
Buffer overflow in the ftp client in IBM AIX 5.3 SP6 and 5.2.0 allows local users to execute arbitrary code via unspecified vectors that trigger the overflow in a gets function call. NOTE: the client is setuid root on AIX, so this issue crosses privilege boundaries.
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
Buffer overflow in the ftp client in IBM AIX 5.3 SP6 and 5.2.0 allows local users to execute arbitrary code via unspecified vectors that trigger the overflow in a gets function call. NOTE: the client is setuid root on AIX, so this issue crosses privilege boundaries.
- Record
CVE-2007-4004- CVSS 2.0
- 6.9 Medium
AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C - Weakness
- CWE-119
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
Buffer overflow in the ftp client in IBM AIX 5.3 SP6 and 5.2.0 allows local users to execute arbitrary code via unspecified vectors that trigger the overflow in a gets function call. NOTE: the client is setuid root on AIX, so this issue crosses privilege boundaries.
- Record
CVE-2007-4004- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2007-3988 No score
Buffer overflow in the ftp client in IBM AIX 5.3 SP6 and 5.2.0 allows local users to execute arbitrary code via unspecified vectors that trigger the overflow in a gets function call. NOTE: the client is setuid root on AIX, so this issue crosses privilege boundaries.
- Record
EUVD-2007-3988- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-r8j9-j996-53pm No score
Buffer overflow in the ftp client in IBM AIX 5.3 SP6 and 5.2.0 allows local users to execute...
Buffer overflow in the ftp client in IBM AIX 5.3 SP6 and 5.2.0 allows local users to execute arbitrary code via unspecified vectors that trigger the overflow in a gets function call. NOTE: the client is setuid root on AIX, so this issue crosses privilege boundaries.
- Record
GHSA-r8j9-j996-53pm- Weakness
- CWE-119
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Public exploits
Links only. Every CVE stores no exploit code.
| Source | Link | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Exploit-DB | IBM AIX 5.3 SP6 - FTP 'gets()' Local Privilege Escalation | 2007-07-27 |
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases | EUVD | |
| aliases, exploits, facts, references, title | Exploit-DB, GitHub Advisories | |
| first indexed | CVE List, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2007-4004 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 6.9) in Ibm Aix, published July 26, 2007. Public exploit code exists. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.85%, the 58th percentile. No source names a fixed version.