CVE-2007-3333
Stack-based buffer overflow in capture in IBM AIX 5.3 SP6 and 5.2.0 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a large number…
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Description
Stack-based buffer overflow in capture in IBM AIX 5.3 SP6 and 5.2.0 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a large number of terminal control sequences.
Public exploit
An exploit or proof of concept is public: anyone can try it against an unpatched system. The public collections list 2 Exploit-DB entries for it.
Exploit-DB2 entries
- IBM AIX 5.3 SP6 - Capture Terminal Sequence Privilege Escalation (Exploit-DB entry) (opens in a new tab)
EDB-ID 4231local, aixpublished 27 Jul 2007Verified
- IBM AIX 5.2/5.3 - Capture Command Local Stack Buffer Overflow (Exploit-DB entry) (opens in a new tab)
EDB-ID 30399local, aixpublished 26 Jul 2007Verified
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Timeline
ID reserved
By mitre
- 35 days later
· 35 days later
Published
- 17 years later
· 17 years later
Record updated
Changes after publication (a new score, a public exploit, EPSS crossing 1, 10 or 50 %, leaving KEV) are kept since November 2026; earlier ones are not known.
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVDNVD · Modified | 2.0 | Medium6.9 | AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 3.5% · top 11% of all CVEs (9 Nov 2026)
The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: Medium 6.9.
Weakness
Affected products
n/a
- affected n/a
References (8)
- 26219 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
- IZ01134 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_AIXAPARx_transferred
- ADV-2007-2676 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPENx_transferred
- IZ01135 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_AIXAPARx_transferred
- 20070726 IBM AIX capture Terminal Control Sequence Buffer Overflow Vulnerability (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_IDEFENSEx_transferred
- 1018464 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACKx_transferred
- aix-capture-bo(35626) (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_XFx_transferred
- 25075 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDx_transferred
Sources
The same CVE in the primary databases and aggregators, to check against.
- CVE.org record (opens in a new tab)
- CVE List JSON (GitHub) (opens in a new tab)
- NVD (opens in a new tab)
- FIRST EPSS (opens in a new tab)
- EUVD EUVD-2007-3323 (opens in a new tab)
- OSV.dev (opens in a new tab)
- GitHub Advisories (opens in a new tab)
- CIRCL Vulnerability-Lookup (opens in a new tab)
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