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CVE-2007-0392

MEDIUM CVSS: 4.6 Published: 2007-01-19 Modified: 2026-06-16

Description

IBM AIX 5.3 does not properly verify the status of file descriptors before setuid execution, which allows local users to gain privileges by closing file descriptor 0, 1, or 2 and then invoking a setuid program, a variant of CVE-2002-0572.

Affected Platforms

Ibm Aix

Weakness Type

NVD-CWE-Other

References