TI-2007-05570 Aliases CVE-2007-5804 GHSA-wjg4-7q94-8q6c

cfgcon in IBM AIX 5.2 and 5.3 does not properly validate the argument to the "-p" option…

LOW 30Published 2007-11-05 · Updated 2024-08-07

Key facts

Attack vector: Local
Privileges required: None
User interaction: — Not recorded in CVSS 2.0
Attack complexity: Medium
Impact type: —
Confidentiality · integrity · availability: Complete · Complete · Complete
Fix status: No fix listed

Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA.

Summary

cfgcon in IBM AIX 5.2 and 5.3 does not properly validate the argument to the "-p" option to swcons, which allows local users in the system group to create or overwrite an arbitrary file, and enable world writability of this file, by using the file's name as the argument.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.00308 23rd percentileScored 2026-11-07

Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet

SSVC decision points

Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.

Affected products

Vendor	Product	Affected versions	Fixed in	Status	Source
—	—	all versions	—	No fix listed	CNA

— Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 2

CPE	Versions	Role	Vendor
cpe:2.3:o:ibm:aix:5.2:::::::*	5.2	Vulnerable	IBM
cpe:2.3:o:ibm:aix:5.3:::::::*	5.3	Vulnerable	IBM

cpe:2.3:o:ibm:aix:5.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.2 Vulnerable ·IBM
cpe:2.3:o:ibm:aix:5.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.3 Vulnerable ·IBM

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Timeline

2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2007-5804
2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-wjg4-7q94-8q6c

References

Patch 1

http://www14.software.ibm.com/webapp/set2/subscriptions/ijhifoeblist?mode=7&heading=AIX53&path=%2F200710%2FSECURITY%2F20071030%2Fdatafile100405

Advisory 3

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Sources

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