IBM AIX 5.3/5.3 L denial of service

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, has been found in IBM AIX 5.3/5.3 L. Impacted is an unknown function. The manipulation leads to denial of service. This vulnerability is referenced as CVE-2006-0666. No exploit is available.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in IBM AIX 5.3/5.3 L (Operating System) and classified as problematic. This issue affects an unknown functionality. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a denial of service vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-404. The product does not release or incorrectly releases a resource before it is made available for re-use. Impacted is availability. The summary by CVE is:

Unspecified vulnerability in the (1) unix_mp and (2) unix_64 kernels in IBM AIX 5.3 VRMF 5.3.0.30 through 5.3.0.33 allows local users to cause a denial of service (system crash) via unknown vectors related to EMULATE_VMX.

The bug was discovered 02/13/2006. The weakness was published 02/14/2006 (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at www-1.ibm.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2006-0666 since 02/13/2006. The exploitation is known to be easy. Attacking locally is a requirement. No form of authentication is needed for a successful exploitation. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available.

It is declared as proof-of-concept. The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 562 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $5k-$25k. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 115327 (IBM AIX 5300-03 Kernel Denial of Service Vulnerability).

There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (24711), SecurityFocus (BID 16624†), OSVDB (23127†), Secunia (SA18795†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-21166†). Statistical analysis made it clear that VulDB provides the best quality for vulnerability data.

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Class: Denial of service
CWE: CWE-404
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Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
Remote: No

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Status: Proof-of-Concept

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08/01/2004 🔍
02/13/2006 +561 days 🔍
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06/22/2025 +3755 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: ibm.com

Advisory: www-1.ibm.com
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2006-0666 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2006-0666
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-28715
X-Force: 24711
SecurityFocus: 16624 - IBM AIX Local Kernel Denial Of Service Vulnerability
Secunia: 18795 - AIX Kernel Unspecified Local Denial of Service Vulnerability, Not Critical
OSVDB: 23127 - IBM AIX unix_mp/unix_64 Kernel EMULATE_VMX Local DoS
Vulnerability Center: 21166 - IBM AIX 5.3 Unix_mp and Unix_64 Kernels EMULATE_VMX Local DoS Vulnerability, Medium
Vupen: ADV-2006-0573

Entryinfo

Created: 03/12/2015 11:11
Updated: 06/22/2025 22:24
Changes: 03/12/2015 11:11 (68), 08/29/2019 08:05 (1), 06/22/2025 22:24 (18)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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