CVE-2006-5006 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

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.

Published: 2006-09-27

Score: 7.2 High

EPSS: < 1% Very Low

KEV: No

Analysis

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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

No solution or workaround provided in the CVE record.

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Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2006-4992	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.

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.

The EPSS score is 0.00487.

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/22112
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/20190
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/3770
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/29152
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/29153

History

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Subscriptions

Ibm Aix

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published: 2006-09-27T01:00:00.000Z

Updated: 2024-08-07T19:32:22.947Z

Reserved: 2006-09-26T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2006-5006

Vulnrichment

No data.

NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2006-09-27T01:07:00.000

Modified: 2026-06-16T22:30:17.743

Link: CVE-2006-5006

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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Weaknesses

NVD-CWE-Other

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