CVE-2007-4799

IBM AIX 5.3 - Denial of Service via Unverified SET Call in perfstat Kernel Extension

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Description

The perfstat kernel extension in bos.perf.perfstat in AIX 5.3 does not verify privileges when processing a SET call, which allows local users to cause a denial of service (system hang or crash) via unspecified SET operations.

References (6)

Core 6
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/40392
Patch vendor-advisory x_refsource_aixapar
http://www-1.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=isg1IY97309
Patch vdb-entry x_refsource_bid
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/25554

Scores

EPSS 0.0034
EPSS Percentile 26.0%

Details

CWE
CWE-264
Status published
Products (1)
ibm/aix 5.3
Published Sep 10, 2007
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026