01 Record
CVE-2007-4622
Integer underflow in the dns_name_fromtext function in (1) libdns_nonsecure.a and (2) libdns_secure.a in IBM AIX 5.2 allows local users to gain privileges via a crafted "-y" (TSIG key) command line
UnratedPUBLISHEDCNA: mitre
CNA base scoreUnratedNo CNA CVSS vector
02 Description
Integer underflow in the dns_name_fromtext function in (1) libdns_nonsecure.a and (2) libdns_secure.a in IBM AIX 5.2 allows local users to gain privileges via a crafted "-y" (TSIG key) command line
03 Exploitation and scoring
- Exploitation
- Not assessed. CISA has not published an exploitation assessment for this record, and it is not in the KEV catalog. That is an absence of assessment, not a finding of no risk.
- SSVC decision
- Not assessed by CISA
- EPSS probability
- 0.33% probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.
- EPSS percentile
- Equal to or higher than the score of 26.3% of scored records. A rank, not a probability.
- NVD base score
- The NVD has published no score for this record
- NVD CVSS vector
- No NVD score to derive
- NVD analysis status
- Modified. NVD last modified this record on 2026-06-16.
- Red Hat severity
- No Red Hat rating. Red Hat rates the CVEs that affect its products.
Exploit-prediction scores from FIRST. Independent scoring and analysis status from the NVD. Vendor severity from Red Hat. Exploitation assessment and catalog membership from CISA.
04 Metadata
- Published
- 2007-11-05 16:00Z18 YR AGO
- Last updated
- 2024-08-07 15:01Z2 YR AGO
- Reserved
- 2007-08-30
- Assigning CNA
- mitre
- Record state
- PUBLISHED
- Severity
- Not rated by the issuing CNA
- CNA CVSS vector
- Not published by the issuing CNA
- Weaknesses
- Data version
- 5.1
- Document digest
- c20cb2c51449d4c6aae1f9c781708c13d6bf595c9f688d7b37db655eeab49222
05 Affected products
VendorProductVersionsPlatforms
06 References
- labs.idefense.com20071030 IBM AIX dig dns_name_fromtext Integer Underflow Vulnerabilityhttp://labs.idefense.com/intelligence/vulnerabilities/display.php?id=613
- www.securityfocus.com26262http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/26262
- secunia.com27437http://secunia.com/advisories/27437
- www.ibm.comIZ05017http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=isg1IZ05017
- exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.comaix-dig-dnsnamefromtext-integer-underflow(38169)https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/38169
- securitytracker.com1018871http://securitytracker.com/id?1018871
- aix.software.ibm.comftp://aix.software.ibm.com/aix/efixes/security/dig_ifix.tar
- www.vupen.comADV-2007-3669http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/3669