PT-2006-2262 · Ibm · Aix

Curmudgeonjericho · Published 2006-03-17 · Updated 2017-07-20 · CVE-2006-1246

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v2.0

7.2

High

Base vector

AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions IBM AIX version 5.3

Description The issue is related to an unspecified vulnerability in the mklvcopy component of BOS.RTE.LVM, which allows local users to execute arbitrary commands. This could be due to an untrusted search path vulnerability when mklvcopy calls external commands.

Recommendations For IBM AIX version 5.3, consider restricting access to the mklvcopy component until a fix is available. As a temporary workaround, review and secure the search path used by mklvcopy to prevent the execution of unauthorized commands.

Fix

Related Identifiers

CVE-2006-1246

Affected Products

Aix

References · 11

• http://vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/0957 · Vendor Advisory
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2006-1246 · Security Note
• http://www-1.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=isg1IY82739 · Vendor Advisory
• http://nsfocus.com/english/homepage/research/0602.htm · Vendor Advisory
• http://secunia.com/advisories/19235 · Vendor Advisory
• https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/25849 · Note
• http://securityfocus.com/bid/17115 · Note
• https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/25299 · Note
• http://securitytracker.com/id?1015786 · Note
• http://osvdb.org/23921 · Note
• http://attrition.org/pipermail/vim/2006-March/000641.html · Note