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CVE-2007-2063

Published: Apr 18, 2007Updated: Apr 23, 2026 Sources: CVE List NVDCWE-264

No Known Exploits

Patch Available

Description

SSH Tectia Server for IBM z/OS before 5.4.0 uses insecure world-writable permissions for (1) the server pid file, which allows local users to cause arbitrary processes to be stopped, or (2) when _BPX_BATCH_UMASK is missing from the environment, creates HFS files with insecure permissions, which allows local users to read or modify these files and have other unknown impact.

CVSS Vector Breakdown

Exploitability

AV:LAccess Vector

Local

AC:MAccess Complexity

Medium

Au:NAuthentication

None

Impact

C:PConfidentiality

Partial

I:PIntegrity

Partial

A:PAvailability

Partial

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Weaknesses

Affected Products

tectia server ssh

On-prem

Networking Infrastructure / network-management

sshcommercialNetworking Infrastructure

Exploitability

Official Patch Available

References

http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/1414

http://www.ssh.com/documents/33/SSH_Tectia_Server_5.4.0_zOS_releasenotes.txt

http://www.osvdb.org/35014

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Timeline

Published

Apr 18, 2007

Last Updated

Apr 23, 2026

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