CVE-2007-4217
Stack-based buffer overflow in the domacro function in ftp in IBM AIX 5.2 and 5.3 allows local...
Stack-based buffer overflow in the domacro function in ftp in IBM AIX 5.2 and 5.3 allows local users to gain privileges via a long parameter to a macro, as demonstrated by executing a macro via the '$' command.
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
Stack-based buffer overflow in the domacro function in ftp in IBM AIX 5.2 and 5.3 allows local users to gain privileges via a long parameter to a macro, as demonstrated by executing a macro via the '$' command.
- Record
CVE-2007-4217- CVSS 2.0
- 7.2 High
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C - Weakness
- CWE-119
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
Stack-based buffer overflow in the domacro function in ftp in IBM AIX 5.2 and 5.3 allows local users to gain privileges via a long parameter to a macro, as demonstrated by executing a macro via the '$' command.
- Record
CVE-2007-4217- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2007-4200 No score
Stack-based buffer overflow in the domacro function in ftp in IBM AIX 5.2 and 5.3 allows local users to gain privileges via a long parameter to a macro, as demonstrated by executing a macro via the '$' command.
- Record
EUVD-2007-4200- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-g3xr-442j-43hf No score
Stack-based buffer overflow in the domacro function in ftp in IBM AIX 5.2 and 5.3 allows local...
Stack-based buffer overflow in the domacro function in ftp in IBM AIX 5.2 and 5.3 allows local users to gain privileges via a long parameter to a macro, as demonstrated by executing a macro via the '$' command.
- Record
GHSA-g3xr-442j-43hf- Weakness
- CWE-119
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases | EUVD | |
| aliases, references, title | GitHub Advisories | |
| first indexed | CVE List, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2007-4217 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 7.2) in Ibm Aix, published November 5, 2007. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.41%, the 35th percentile. No source names a fixed version.
References
secunia.com/advisories/27437
exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/38162
labs.idefense.com/intelligence/vulnerabilities/display.php?id=616
www14.software.ibm.com/webapp/set2/subscriptions/ijhifoeblist?mode=7&heading=AIX53&path=%2F200709%2FSECURITY%2F20070905%2Fdatafile101815
securitytracker.com/id?1018871
ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=isg1IZ05488