VulnerabilityModified
CVE-2006-1247
rm_mlcache_file in bos.rte.install in AIX 5.1.0 through 5.3.0 allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on temporary files.
LOW 3.3EPSS 0.39%
Does this matter?
Lower severity and a low EPSS score (0.39%). Track it; it rarely justifies an emergency change on its own.
Description
rm_mlcache_file in bos.rte.install in AIX 5.1.0 through 5.3.0 allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on temporary files.
- CVSS 2.0
- 3.3 LOWAV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:P
- EPSS
- 0.39% probability · 32th percentile
- Public exploits
- None in Exploit-DB
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-59
- Affected
- ibm/aix
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
EPSS 0.4% since 26 October 2026; no change recorded yet. Points are recorded when the score first appears and whenever it moves by a percentage point or more.
References
- http://secunia.com/advisories/19656Patch, Vendor Advisory
- http://securitytracker.com/id?1015952
- http://www-1.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=isg1IY82357Patch
- http://www.nsfocus.com/english/homepage/research/0603.htmPatch, Vendor Advisory
- http://www.osvdb.org/24706
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/431846/100/0/threaded
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/431848/100/0/threaded
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/17576Patch
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/1389Vendor Advisory
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/25848
- http://secunia.com/advisories/19656Patch, Vendor Advisory
- http://securitytracker.com/id?1015952
- http://www-1.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=isg1IY82357Patch
- http://www.nsfocus.com/english/homepage/research/0603.htmPatch, Vendor Advisory
- http://www.osvdb.org/24706
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/431846/100/0/threaded
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/431848/100/0/threaded
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/17576Patch
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/1389Vendor Advisory
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/25848
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA, exploits from Exploit-DB. Refreshed daily. Download this record as JSON.