01 Record
CVE-2007-5805
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
UnratedPUBLISHEDCNA: mitre
CNA base scoreUnratedNo CNA CVSS vector
02 Description
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
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
- 0.30% probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.
- EPSS percentile
- Equal to or higher than the score of 23.2% 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 17:00Z18 YR AGO
- Last updated
- 2024-08-07 15:47Z2 YR AGO
- Reserved
- 2007-11-05
- Assigning CNA
- mitre
- Record state
- PUBLISHED
- Severity
- Not rated by the issuing CNA
- CNA CVSS vector
- Not published by the issuing CNA
- Weaknesses
- CWE-59Improper Link Resolution Before File Access ('Link Following')Base
- Data version
- 5.1
- Document digest
- df543047b7f3c3afd3edc4669c26623b596e184e59836ef468b1f8ee6c592694
05 Affected products
VendorProductVersionsPlatforms
06 References
- exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.comaix-swcons-insecure-permissions(38154)https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/38154
- secunia.com27437http://secunia.com/advisories/27437
- www.securityfocus.com26258http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/26258
- www-1.ibm.comIZ03055http://www-1.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=isg1IZ03055
- aix.software.ibm.comftp://aix.software.ibm.com/aix/efixes/security/cfgcon_ifix.tar
- www-1.ibm.comIZ03061http://www-1.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=isg1IZ03061
- labs.idefense.com20071030 IBM AIX swcons Local Arbitrary File Access Vulnerabilityhttp://labs.idefense.com/intelligence/vulnerabilities/display.php?id=611
- www14.software.ibm.comhttp://www14.software.ibm.com/webapp/set2/subscriptions/ijhifoeblist?mode=7&heading=AIX53&path=%2F200710%2FSECURITY%2F20071030%2Fdatafile100405