CVE-2006-1246

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Published Mar 17, 2006 CVSS 2.0 · 7.2 High EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed

Description

Unspecified vulnerability in mklvcopy in BOS.RTE.LVM in IBM AIX 5.3 allows local users to execute arbitrary commands when mklvcopy calls external commands, possibly due to an untrusted search path vulnerability.

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

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affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

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-2006-1250	Unspecified vulnerability in mklvcopy in BOS.RTE.LVM in IBM AIX 5.3 allows local users to execute arbitrary commands when mklvcopy calls external commands, possibly due to an untrusted search path vulnerability.

Metrics

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Local

Access Complexity Low

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact Complete

Integrity Impact Complete

Availability Impact Complete

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

Exploit prediction score: < 1% (0.445% probability within 30 days)

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
http://attrition.org/pipermail/vim/2006-March/000641.html
http://secunia.com/advisories/19235
http://securitytracker.com/id?1015786
http://www-1.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=isg1IY82739
http://www.nsfocus.com/english/homepage/research/0602.htm
http://www.osvdb.org/23921
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/17115
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/0957
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/25299
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/25849

History

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Subscriptions

Ibm Aix

Weaknesses

NVD-CWE-noinfo

Sources

CVE record Updated: Aug 7, 2024, 5:03 PM

Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: mitre
Published: Mar 17, 2006, 11:00 AM
Updated: Aug 7, 2024, 5:03 PM
Reserved: Mar 17, 2006, 12:00 AM

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NVD Updated: Jun 16, 2026, 10:22 PM

Status: Modified
Published: Mar 17, 2006, 11:02 AM
Modified: Jun 16, 2026, 10:22 PM

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