{
    "id": "CVE-2007-4004",
    "published": "2007-07-26 22:30:00",
    "last_modified": "2026-06-16 22:43:13",
    "cvss_score": "6.9",
    "cvss_severity": "MEDIUM",
    "cvss_version": "2.0",
    "cvss_vector": "AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C",
    "cwe": "CWE-119",
    "description": "Buffer overflow in the ftp client in IBM AIX 5.3 SP6 and 5.2.0 allows local users to execute arbitrary code via unspecified vectors that trigger the overflow in a gets function call.  NOTE: the client is setuid root on AIX, so this issue crosses privilege boundaries.",
    "epss_score": "0.00851",
    "epss_percentile": "0.57126",
    "kev": 0,
    "kev_due": null,
    "has_exploit": 1,
    "updated_at": "2026-10-13 18:17:06",
    "priority": {
        "rank": 2,
        "label": "Patch early",
        "why": "A public exploit exists."
    },
    "products": [
        {
            "vendor": "ibm",
            "product": "aix"
        }
    ],
    "kev_detail": null,
    "exploits": [
        {
            "source": "exploit-db",
            "ref_id": "4233",
            "title": "IBM AIX 5.3 SP6 - FTP 'gets()' Local Privilege Escalation",
            "date": "2007-07-27",
            "url": "https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/4233"
        }
    ],
    "refs_list": [
        "ftp://aix.software.ibm.com/aix/efixes/security/README",
        "http://labs.idefense.com/intelligence/vulnerabilities/display.php?id=571",
        "http://secunia.com/advisories/26219",
        "http://www-1.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=isg1IZ01812",
        "http://www-1.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=isg1IZ01813",
        "http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/25077",
        "http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1018465",
        "http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/2675",
        "https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/35627",
        "ftp://aix.software.ibm.com/aix/efixes/security/README",
        "http://labs.idefense.com/intelligence/vulnerabilities/display.php?id=571",
        "http://secunia.com/advisories/26219",
        "http://www-1.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=isg1IZ01812",
        "http://www-1.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=isg1IZ01813",
        "http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/25077",
        "http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1018465",
        "http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/2675",
        "https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/35627"
    ]
}