CVE-2007-4238
Vulnerability from cvelistv5
Published
2007-08-08 22:00
Modified
2024-08-07 14:46
Severity ?
EPSS score ?
Summary
AIX 5.2 and 5.3 install pioinit with user and group ownership of bin, which allows local users with bin or possibly printq privileges to gain root privileges by modifying pioinit.
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