CVE-2007-6717

Buffer overflow in tftp in bos.net.tcp.client in IBM AIX 5.2.0 and 5.3.0 allows local users to...

7.2 High

Buffer overflow in tftp in bos.net.tcp.client in IBM AIX 5.2.0 and 5.3.0 allows local users to gain privileges via unspecified vectors.

Exploit likelihood

0.37%Down 0.7 points since Feb 4, 2022

What each source reports

NVD Score used 7.2

Buffer overflow in tftp in bos.net.tcp.client in IBM AIX 5.2.0 and 5.3.0 allows local users to gain privileges via unspecified vectors.

Record: CVE-2007-6717
CVSS 2.0: 7.2 HighAV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
Weakness: CWE-119
Updated: 2026-11-02

CVE List No score

Buffer overflow in tftp in bos.net.tcp.client in IBM AIX 5.2.0 and 5.3.0 allows local users to gain privileges via unspecified vectors.

Record: CVE-2007-6717
Updated: 2026-11-02

EUVDEUVD-2007-6681 No score

Buffer overflow in tftp in bos.net.tcp.client in IBM AIX 5.2.0 and 5.3.0 allows local users to gain privileges via unspecified vectors.

Record: EUVD-2007-6681
Updated: 2026-11-03

GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-gfr5-x835-98jg No score

Buffer overflow in tftp in bos.net.tcp.client in IBM AIX 5.2.0 and 5.3.0 allows local users to...

Buffer overflow in tftp in bos.net.tcp.client in IBM AIX 5.2.0 and 5.3.0 allows local users to gain privileges via unspecified vectors.

Record: GHSA-gfr5-x835-98jg
Weakness: CWE-119
Updated: 2026-11-02

Affected products

ibm aix

History

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

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

In short

CVE-2007-6717 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 7.2) in Ibm Aix, published September 10, 2008. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.37%, the 31st percentile. No source names a fixed version.

Exploit likelihood

What each source reports

Affected products

History

In short

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