CVE-2006-1246

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.

7.2

CVSS

Severity: High

CVSS 2.0 •

EPSS 0.06%

Vendor Advisory ibm.com Vendor Advisory secunia.com Vendor Advisory nsfocus.com Vendor Advisory vupen.com

Affected: n/a n/a

References

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

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2006-1246?: CVE-2006-1246 has been scored as a high severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2006-1246?: To fix CVE-2006-1246, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2006-1246 being actively exploited in the wild?: As for now, there are no information to confirm that CVE-2006-1246 is being actively exploited. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~0% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.

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