CVE-2006-4254

IBM AIX 5.3.0 - 'setlocale()' Local Privilege Escalation

Severity Score

7.5

*CVSS v2

Exploit Likelihood

*EPSS

Affected Versions

*CPE

Public Exploits

*Multiple Sources

Exploited in Wild

*KEV

Decision

*SSVC

Descriptions

Unspecified vulnerability in setlocale in IBM AIX 5.1.0 through 5.3.0 allows local users to gain privileges via unspecified vectors.

Vulnerabilidad no especificada en setlocale en IBM AIX 5.1.0 hasta 5.3.0 permite a usuarios locales escalar privilegios a través de vectores no especificados.

*Credits: N/A

CVSS Scores

NISTv2 7.5

Attack Vector

Network

Attack Complexity

Low

Authentication

None

Confidentiality

Partial

Integrity

Partial

Availability

Partial

* Common Vulnerability Scoring System

SSVC

Decision:-

Exploitation

Automatable

Tech. Impact

* Organization's Worst-case Scenario

Timeline

2006-08-21 CVE Reserved
2006-08-21 CVE Published
2007-11-07 First Exploit
2024-07-11 EPSS Updated
2024-08-07 CVE Updated
---------- Exploited in Wild
---------- KEV Due Date

CWE

CAPEC

References (11)

URL	Tag	Source
ftp://aix.software.ibm.com/aix/efixes/security/README	X_refsource_confirm
http://www.osvdb.org/27996	Vdb Entry
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/3327	Vdb Entry
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/28482	Vdb Entry

URL	Date	SRC
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/4612	2007-11-07

URL	Date	SRC
http://secunia.com/advisories/21541	2017-07-20
http://securitytracker.com/id?1016712	2017-07-20
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/19578	2017-07-20

URL	Date	SRC
http://www-1.ibm.com/support/search.wss?rs=0&q=IY88183&apar=only	2017-07-20
http://www-1.ibm.com/support/search.wss?rs=0&q=IY88512&apar=only	2017-07-20
http://www-1.ibm.com/support/search.wss?rs=0&q=IY88528&apar=only	2017-07-20

Affected Vendors, Products, and Versions

Vendor		Product				Version		Other		Status
Vendor	Product	Version	Other	Status	<-- -->	Vendor	Product	Version	Other	Status
Ibm Search vendor "Ibm"		Aix Search vendor "Ibm" for product "Aix"				5.1 Search vendor "Ibm" for product "Aix" and version "5.1"		-		Affected
Ibm Search vendor "Ibm"		Aix Search vendor "Ibm" for product "Aix"				5.2 Search vendor "Ibm" for product "Aix" and version "5.2"		-		Affected
Ibm Search vendor "Ibm"		Aix Search vendor "Ibm" for product "Aix"				5.3 Search vendor "Ibm" for product "Aix" and version "5.3"		-		Affected