AIX 5.2 TL 10 : bos.net.tcp.client (U812052)

The remote host is missing AIX PTF U812052, which is related to the security of the package bos.net.tcp.client. %NASLMINLEVEL 70300 C Tenable Network Security, Inc. The descriptive text and package checks in this plugin were extracted from AIX Security PTF U812052. The text itself is copyright C...

CVE-2007-6717

CVE-2007-6717 details a buffer overflow in the AIX component bos.net.tcp.client (affecting IBM AIX 5.2.0 and 5.3.0) that allows local users to gain privileges via unspecified vectors. The vulnerability lies in tftp handling within bos.net.tcp.client. AIX remediation referenced in connected data i...