CVE-2006-0667

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Published Mar 10, 2006 CVSS 2.0 · 4.6 Medium EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed

Description

lscfg in IBM AIX 5.2 and 5.3 allows local users to modify arbitrary files via a symlink attack.

Affected Products

Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

n/a

n/a

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

OR	cpe:2.3:o:ibm:aix:5.2:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:o:ibm:aix:5.3:::::::*

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Remediation

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Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2006-0674	lscfg in IBM AIX 5.2 and 5.3 allows local users to modify arbitrary files via a symlink attack.

Metrics

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Local

Access Complexity Low

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact Partial

Integrity Impact Partial

Availability Impact Partial

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

Exploit prediction score: < 1% (0.331% probability within 30 days)

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
http://securitytracker.com/id?1015622
http://www-1.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=isg1IY77624
http://www-1.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=isg1IY77638
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2005/2096

History

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Subscriptions

Ibm Aix

Weaknesses

NVD-CWE-Other

Sources

CVE record Updated: Aug 7, 2024, 4:41 PM

Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: mitre
Published: Mar 10, 2006, 1:00 AM
Updated: Aug 7, 2024, 4:41 PM
Reserved: Feb 13, 2006, 12:00 AM

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Vulnrichment No data

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NVD Updated: Jun 16, 2026, 10:21 PM

Status: Modified
Published: Mar 10, 2006, 1:02 AM
Modified: Jun 16, 2026, 10:21 PM

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