CVE-2006-5009

Description

Unspecified vulnerability in xlock in IBM AIX 5.2.0 and 5.3.0 allows local users to execute arbitrary commands and overwrite arbitrary files via unspecified vectors, possibly involving a buffer overflow.

7.2

CVSS

Severity: High

CVSS 2.0 •

EPSS 0.05%

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

Affected: n/a n/a

References

Link	Tags
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/20201	vdb entry
http://www-1.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=isg1IY87894	vendor advisory
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/29161	vdb entry
http://secunia.com/advisories/22098	third party advisory vendor advisory
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/3770	vdb entry
http://www-1.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=isg1IY87943	vendor advisory
ftp://aix.software.ibm.com/aix/efixes/security/README	patch
http://securitytracker.com/id?1016923	vdb entry

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2006-5009?: CVE-2006-5009 has been scored as a high severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2006-5009?: To fix CVE-2006-5009, 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-2006-5009 being actively exploited in the wild?: As for now, there are no information to confirm that CVE-2006-5009 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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