MEDIUM
Untrusted search path vulnerability in uucp in IBM AIX 5.2.0 and 5.3.0 allows local users to local users to gain privileges via a Trojan horse program involving uux
Published Sep 27, 2006
4.6
MEDIUMCVSS 2.0
EPSS 0.36%
Description
Untrusted search path vulnerability in uucp in IBM AIX 5.2.0 and 5.3.0 allows local users to local users to gain privileges via a Trojan horse program involving uux.
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.
0.36% 0.00359
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 2, 2026.
EPSS probability 0.00359
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 (11 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 2, 2026 | 0.36% (0.00359) | 27.32th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 0.36% (0.00355) | 27.16th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 0.09% (0.00086) | 22.57th | 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 | 1.10% (0.01104) | 54.09th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Sep 17, 2022 | 1.10% (0.01104) | 52.45th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 1.10% (0.01104) | 50.41th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 1.10% (0.01104) | 28.85th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
Weaknesses (0)
No CWE recorded.
References (8)
- ftp://aix.software.ibm.com/aix/efixes/security/README x_refsource_CONFIRM
- http://secunia.com/advisories/22105 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAPatchVendor Advisory
- http://securitytracker.com/id?1016921 vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACK
- http://www-1.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=isg1IY88565 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_AIXAPAR
- http://www-1.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=isg1IY88614 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_AIXAPAR
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/20196 vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDPatch
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/3770 vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPEN
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/29156 vdb-entryx_refsource_XF
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| ftp://aix.software.ibm.com/aix/efixes/security/README | x_refsource_CONFIRM | |
| http://secunia.com/advisories/22105 | third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAPatchVendor Advisory | |
| http://securitytracker.com/id?1016921 | vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACK | |
| http://www-1.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=isg1IY88565 | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_AIXAPAR | |
| http://www-1.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=isg1IY88614 | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_AIXAPAR | |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/20196 | vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDPatch | |
| http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/3770 | vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPEN | |
| https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/29156 | 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-2006-5007
CISA Vulnrichment
Updated n/a