MEDIUM
lscfg in IBM AIX 5.2 and 5.3 allows local users to modify arbitrary files via a symlink attack
Published Mar 10, 2006
4.6
MEDIUMCVSS 2.0
EPSS 0.33%
Description
lscfg in IBM AIX 5.2 and 5.3 allows local users to modify arbitrary files via a symlink attack.
Affected products
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.0 score for this CVE.
4.6 MEDIUM NVD
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
Access Vector Local
Access Complexity Low
Authentication None
Confidentiality Impact Partial
Integrity Impact Partial
Availability Impact Partial
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
0.33% 0.00331
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 3, 2026.
EPSS probability 0.00331
Score over time
2022–2026- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (9 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 3, 2026 | 0.33% (0.00331) | 24.04th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 0.33% (0.00332) | 24.77th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 0.07% (0.00065) | 17.54th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.04% (0.00042) | 5.07th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.04% (0.00042) | 5.63th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 0.95% (0.00950) | 32.28th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Sep 10, 2022 | 0.95% (0.00950) | 30.63th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 0.95% (0.00950) | 28.61th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 0.95% (0.00950) | 13.46th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
Weaknesses (0)
No CWE recorded.
References (4)
- http://securitytracker.com/id?1015622 vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACKPatch
- http://www-1.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=isg1IY77624 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_AIXAPAR
- http://www-1.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=isg1IY77638 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_AIXAPAR
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2005/2096 vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPEN
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://securitytracker.com/id?1015622 | vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACKPatch | |
| http://www-1.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=isg1IY77624 | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_AIXAPAR | |
| http://www-1.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=isg1IY77638 | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_AIXAPAR | |
| http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2005/2096 | vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPEN |
Change history (0)
No recorded changes yet.
Sources
CVE.org / MITRE
Status PUBLISHED
Assigner mitre
Published Mar 10, 2006
Updated Aug 7, 2024
Reserved Feb 13, 2006
Link CVE-2006-0667
CISA Vulnrichment
Updated n/a