CVE-2006-4254

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Published Aug 21, 2006 CVSS 2.0 · 7.5 High EPSS 7.9% KEV · Not listed

Description

Unspecified vulnerability in setlocale in IBM AIX 5.1.0 through 5.3.0 allows local users to gain privileges via unspecified vectors.

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 [-]

OR	cpe:2.3:o:ibm:aix:5.1:::::::*
	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-2006-4242	Unspecified vulnerability in setlocale in IBM AIX 5.1.0 through 5.3.0 allows local users to gain privileges via unspecified vectors.

Metrics

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Network

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: 7.9% (7.899% probability within 30 days)

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
ftp://aix.software.ibm.com/aix/efixes/security/README
http://secunia.com/advisories/21541
http://securitytracker.com/id?1016712
http://www-1.ibm.com/support/search.wss?rs=0&q=IY88183&apar=only
http://www-1.ibm.com/support/search.wss?rs=0&q=IY88512&apar=only
http://www-1.ibm.com/support/search.wss?rs=0&q=IY88528&apar=only
http://www.osvdb.org/27996
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/19578
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/3327
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/28482

History

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Subscriptions

Ibm Aix

Weaknesses

NVD-CWE-Other

Sources

CVE record Updated: Aug 7, 2024, 7:06 PM

Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: mitre
Published: Aug 21, 2006, 8:00 PM
Updated: Aug 7, 2024, 7:06 PM
Reserved: Aug 21, 2006, 12:00 AM

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NVD Updated: Jun 16, 2026, 10:28 PM

Status: Modified
Published: Aug 21, 2006, 8:04 PM
Modified: Jun 16, 2026, 10:28 PM

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