VulnerabilityModified
CVE-2006-5006
Buffer overflow in cfgmgr in IBM AIX 5.2.0 and 5.3.0 allows local users to execute arbitrary code via a long directory path argument.
HIGH 7.2EPSS 0.49%
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (0.49%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
Description
Buffer overflow in cfgmgr in IBM AIX 5.2.0 and 5.3.0 allows local users to execute arbitrary code via a long directory path argument.
- CVSS 2.0
- 7.2 HIGHAV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
- EPSS
- 0.49% probability · 40th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Affected
- ibm/aix
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
References
- ftp://aix.software.ibm.com/aix/efixes/security/READMEPatch
- http://secunia.com/advisories/22112Vendor Advisory
- http://securitytracker.com/id?1016917
- http://www-1.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=isg1IY89434
- http://www-1.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=isg1IY89512
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/20190Patch, Vendor Advisory
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/3770
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/29152
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/29153
- ftp://aix.software.ibm.com/aix/efixes/security/READMEPatch
- http://secunia.com/advisories/22112Vendor Advisory
- http://securitytracker.com/id?1016917
- http://www-1.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=isg1IY89434
- http://www-1.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=isg1IY89512
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/20190Patch, Vendor Advisory
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/3770
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/29152
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/29153
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.