HIGH
Buffer overflow in cfgmgr in IBM AIX 5.2.0 and 5.3.0 allows local users to execute arbitrary code via a long directory path argument
Published Sep 27, 2006
7.2
HIGHCVSS 2.0
EPSS 0.49%
Description
Buffer overflow in cfgmgr in IBM AIX 5.2.0 and 5.3.0 allows local users to execute arbitrary code via a long directory path argument.
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.
7.2 HIGH NVD
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
Access Vector Local
Access Complexity Low
Authentication None
Confidentiality Impact Complete
Integrity Impact Complete
Availability Impact Complete
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
0.49% 0.00487
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 3, 2026.
EPSS probability 0.00487
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 (10 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 3, 2026 | 0.49% (0.00487) | 39.74th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 0.48% (0.00482) | 37.56th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 0.05% (0.00053) | 13.55th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.04% (0.00043) | 11.61th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jun 10, 2024 | 0.04% (0.00043) | 9.67th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Feb 24, 2024 | 0.04% (0.00043) | 7.64th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.04% (0.00042) | 5.63th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 2.17% (0.02172) | 80.27th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 2.17% (0.02172) | 78.34th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 2.17% (0.02172) | 57.15th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
Weaknesses (0)
No CWE recorded.
References (9)
- ftp://aix.software.ibm.com/aix/efixes/security/README x_refsource_CONFIRMPatch
- http://secunia.com/advisories/22112 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAVendor Advisory
- http://securitytracker.com/id?1016917 vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACK
- http://www-1.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=isg1IY89434 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_AIXAPAR
- http://www-1.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=isg1IY89512 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_AIXAPAR
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/20190 vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDPatchVendor Advisory
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/3770 vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPEN
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/29152 vdb-entryx_refsource_XF
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/29153 vdb-entryx_refsource_XF
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| ftp://aix.software.ibm.com/aix/efixes/security/README | x_refsource_CONFIRMPatch | |
| http://secunia.com/advisories/22112 | third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAVendor Advisory | |
| http://securitytracker.com/id?1016917 | vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACK | |
| http://www-1.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=isg1IY89434 | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_AIXAPAR | |
| http://www-1.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=isg1IY89512 | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_AIXAPAR | |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/20190 | vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDPatchVendor Advisory | |
| http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/3770 | vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPEN | |
| https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/29152 | vdb-entryx_refsource_XF | |
| https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/29153 | vdb-entryx_refsource_XF |
Change history (0)
No recorded changes yet.
Sources
CVE.org / MITRE
Status PUBLISHED
Assigner mitre
Published Sep 27, 2006
Updated Aug 7, 2024
Reserved Sep 26, 2006
Link CVE-2006-5006
CISA Vulnrichment
Updated n/a