CVE-2007-4798

IBM AIX 5.2 and 5.3 - Unauthenticated Arbitrary File Deletion via invscout Hostname Alias Matching

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Description

Unspecified vulnerability in invscout in Inventory Scout in invscout.rte in IBM AIX 5.2 and 5.3 allows local users to delete system files that have names matching the final substring of a hostname alias, as demonstrated by hostnames ending in "unix".

References (8)

Core 8
Core References
Patch, Vendor Advisory third-party-advisory x_refsource_secunia
http://secunia.com/advisories/26715
Third Party Advisory vdb-entry x_refsource_vupen
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/3059
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry x_refsource_osvdb
http://osvdb.org/40393
Patch vendor-advisory x_refsource_aixapar
http://www-1.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=isg1IY98506
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry x_refsource_xf
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/36447
Patch vdb-entry x_refsource_bid
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/25556

Scores

EPSS 0.0034
EPSS Percentile 26.0%

Details

CWE
CWE-264
Status published
Products (2)
ibm/aix 5.2
ibm/aix 5.3
Published Sep 10, 2007
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026