CVE-2006-5007

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Published Sep 27, 2006 CVSS 2.0 · 4.6 Medium EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed

Description

Untrusted search path vulnerability in uucp in IBM AIX 5.2.0 and 5.3.0 allows local users to local users to gain privileges via a Trojan horse program involving uux.

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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n/a

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

OR	cpe:2.3:o:ibm:aix:5.2.0:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:o:ibm:aix:5.3.0:::::::*

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Remediation

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Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2006-4993	Untrusted search path vulnerability in uucp in IBM AIX 5.2.0 and 5.3.0 allows local users to local users to gain privileges via a Trojan horse program involving uux.

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% (0.359% 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/22105
http://securitytracker.com/id?1016921
http://www-1.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=isg1IY88565
http://www-1.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=isg1IY88614
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/20196
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/3770
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/29156

History

No history.

Subscriptions

Ibm Aix

Weaknesses

NVD-CWE-Other

Sources

CVE record Updated: Aug 7, 2024, 7:32 PM

Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: mitre
Published: Sep 27, 2006, 1:00 AM
Updated: Aug 7, 2024, 7:32 PM
Reserved: Sep 26, 2006, 12:00 AM

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NVD Updated: Jun 16, 2026, 10:30 PM

Status: Modified
Published: Sep 27, 2006, 1:07 AM
Modified: Jun 16, 2026, 10:30 PM

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