CVE-2007-4238
AIX 5.2 and 5.3 install pioinit with user and group ownership of bin, which allows local users...
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.
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
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.
- Record
CVE-2007-4238- CVSS 2.0
- 6.9 Medium
AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C - Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
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.
- Record
CVE-2007-4238- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2007-4221 No score
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.
- Record
EUVD-2007-4221- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-rjgh-f2m3-ggcc No score
AIX 5.2 and 5.3 install pioinit with user and group ownership of bin, which allows local users...
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.
- Record
GHSA-rjgh-f2m3-ggcc- 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-2007-4238 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 6.9) in Ibm Aix, published August 8, 2007. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.31%, the 23rd percentile. No source names a fixed version.