CVE-2007-4799
IBM AIX 5.3 - Denial of Service via Unverified SET Call in perfstat Kernel Extension
Title source: llmDescription
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 x_refsource_confirm
http://www14.software.ibm.com/webapp/set2/subscriptions/pqvcmjd?mode=18&ID=3850
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