CVE-2007-5805
cfgcon in IBM AIX 5.2 and 5.3 does not properly validate the argument to the "-p" option to...
cfgcon in IBM AIX 5.2 and 5.3 does not properly validate the argument to the "-p" option to swcons, which allows local users in the system group to create an arbitrary file, and enable world writability of this file, via a symlink attack involving use of the file's name as the argument. NOTE: this issue is due to an incomplete fix for CVE-2007-5804.
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
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cfgcon in IBM AIX 5.2 and 5.3 does not properly validate the argument to the "-p" option to swcons, which allows local users in the system group to create an arbitrary file, and enable world writability of this file, via a symlink attack involving use of the file's name as the argument. NOTE: this issue is due to an incomplete fix for CVE-2007-5804.
- Record
CVE-2007-5805- CVSS 2.0
- 6.9 Medium
AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C - Weakness
- CWE-59
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
cfgcon in IBM AIX 5.2 and 5.3 does not properly validate the argument to the "-p" option to swcons, which allows local users in the system group to create an arbitrary file, and enable world writability of this file, via a symlink attack involving use of the file's name as the argument. NOTE: this issue is due to an incomplete fix for CVE-2007-5804.
- Record
CVE-2007-5805- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2007-5775 No score
cfgcon in IBM AIX 5.2 and 5.3 does not properly validate the argument to the "-p" option to swcons, which allows local users in the system group to create an arbitrary file, and enable world writability of this file, via a symlink attack involving use of the file's name as the argument. NOTE: this issue is due to an incomplete fix for CVE-2007-5804.
- Record
EUVD-2007-5775- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-m77g-9r5h-645w No score
cfgcon in IBM AIX 5.2 and 5.3 does not properly validate the argument to the "-p" option to...
cfgcon in IBM AIX 5.2 and 5.3 does not properly validate the argument to the "-p" option to swcons, which allows local users in the system group to create an arbitrary file, and enable world writability of this file, via a symlink attack involving use of the file's name as the argument. NOTE: this issue is due to an incomplete fix for CVE-2007-5804.
- Record
GHSA-m77g-9r5h-645w- Weakness
- CWE-59
- 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-2007-5805 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 6.9) 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 0.31%, the 23rd percentile. No source names a fixed version.
References
exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/38154
secunia.com/advisories/27437
securityfocus.com/bid/26258
www-1.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=isg1IZ03055
labs.idefense.com/intelligence/vulnerabilities/display.php?id=611
www14.software.ibm.com/webapp/set2/subscriptions/ijhifoeblist?mode=7&heading=AIX53&path=%2F200710%2FSECURITY%2F20071030%2Fdatafile100405
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2007-5805
github.com/advisories/GHSA-m77g-9r5h-645w