CVE-2007-3333

IBM AIX 5.3 SP6 - Capture Terminal Sequence Privilege Escalation

Severity Score

9.8

*CVSS v3

Exploit Likelihood

*EPSS

Affected Versions

*CPE

Public Exploits

*Multiple Sources

Exploited in Wild

*KEV

Decision

*SSVC

Descriptions

Stack-based buffer overflow in capture in IBM AIX 5.3 SP6 and 5.2.0 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a large number of terminal control sequences.

Un desbordamiento de búfer en la región stack de la memoria en la captura en IBM AIX versiones 5.3 SP6 y 5.2.0, permite a atacantes remotos ejecutar código arbitrario por medio de un número largo de secuencias de control de terminal.

*Credits: N/A

Attack Vector

Network

Attack Complexity

Low

Privileges Required

None

User Interaction

None

Scope

Unchanged

Confidentiality

High

Integrity

High

Availability

High

Attack Vector

Local

Attack Complexity

Medium

Authentication

None

Confidentiality

Complete

Integrity

Complete

Availability

Complete

* Common Vulnerability Scoring System

SSVC

Decision:-

Exploitation

Automatable

Tech. Impact

* Organization's Worst-case Scenario

Timeline

2007-06-21 CVE Reserved
2007-07-26 CVE Published
2007-07-26 First Exploit
2024-08-07 CVE Updated
2025-03-30 EPSS Updated
---------- Exploited in Wild
---------- KEV Due Date

CWE

CWE-119: Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer

CAPEC

References (11)

URL	Tag	Source
ftp://aix.software.ibm.com/aix/efixes/security/README	X_refsource_confirm
http://labs.idefense.com/intelligence/vulnerabilities/display.php?id=570	Third Party Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/25075	Vdb Entry
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1018464	Vdb Entry
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/35626	Vdb Entry

URL	Date	SRC
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/4231	2007-07-27
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/30399	2007-07-26

URL	Date	SRC

URL	Date	SRC
http://secunia.com/advisories/26219	2017-07-29
http://www-1.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=isg1IZ01134	2017-07-29
http://www-1.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=isg1IZ01135	2017-07-29
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/2676	2017-07-29

Affected Vendors, Products, and Versions

Vendor		Product				Version		Other		Status
Vendor	Product	Version	Other	Status	<-- -->	Vendor	Product	Version	Other	Status
Ibm Search vendor "Ibm"		Aix Search vendor "Ibm" for product "Aix"				5.2.0 Search vendor "Ibm" for product "Aix" and version "5.2.0"		-		Affected
Ibm Search vendor "Ibm"		Aix Search vendor "Ibm" for product "Aix"				5.3 Search vendor "Ibm" for product "Aix" and version "5.3"		sp6		Affected