CVE-2006-5008

Description

Unspecified vulnerability in utape in IBM AIX 5.2.0 and 5.3.0 allows attackers to execute arbitrary commands and overwrite arbitrary files via unspecified vectors.

10.0

CVSS

Severity: Critical

CVSS 2.0 •

EPSS 1.54% Top 20%

Vendor Advisory ibm.com Vendor Advisory ibm.com Vendor Advisory secunia.com Vendor Advisory securityfocus.com

Affected: n/a n/a

References

Link	Tags
http://www-1.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=isg1IY88642	vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/22119	patch vendor advisory third party advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/20187	vdb entry vendor advisory
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/29154	vdb entry
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/29151	vdb entry
http://www-1.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=isg1IY88641	vendor advisory
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/3770	vdb entry
http://securitytracker.com/id?1016916	vdb entry
ftp://aix.software.ibm.com/aix/efixes/security/README	patch

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2006-5008?: CVE-2006-5008 has been scored as a critical severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2006-5008?: To fix CVE-2006-5008, 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-2006-5008 being actively exploited in the wild?: It is possible that CVE-2006-5008 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~2% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.

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