IBM AIX 5.2.0/5.3.0

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability has been found in IBM AIX 5.2.0/5.3.0 and classified as problematic. This affects an unknown function. Performing a manipulation results in an unknown weakness. This vulnerability is cataloged as CVE-2006-5004. There is no exploit available.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in IBM AIX 5.2.0/5.3.0 (Operating System). It has been classified as problematic. This is going to have an impact on integrity. The summary by CVE is:

Unspecified vulnerability in the rdist command in IBM AIX 5.2.0 and 5.3.0 allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via unspecified vectors.

The bug was discovered 09/25/2006. The weakness was shared 09/26/2006 (Website). The advisory is shared at www-1.ibm.com. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2006-5004 since 09/26/2006. The exploitability is told to be easy. An attack has to be approached locally. No form of authentication is needed for exploitation. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available.

It is declared as proof-of-concept. The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 1417 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $25k-$100k. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 65295 (AIX 5.3 TL 5 / 5.3 TL 6 : bos.net.tcp.client (U807065)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family AIX Local Security Checks and running in the context l.

A possible mitigation has been published before and not just after the disclosure of the vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (29159), Tenable (65295), SecurityFocus (BID 20194†), OSVDB (29180†) and Secunia (SA22099†). The entries VDB-2474, VDB-2490, VDB-2568 and VDB-2570 are related to this item. If you want to get the best quality for vulnerability data then you always have to consider VulDB.

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Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
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Status: Proof-of-Concept

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Nessus ID: 65295
Nessus Name: AIX 5.3 TL 5 / 5.3 TL 6 : bos.net.tcp.client (U807065)
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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: ibm.com

Advisory: www-1.ibm.com
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2006-5004 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2006-5004
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-32469
X-Force: 29159
SecurityFocus: 20194 - IBM AIX RDIST Local Arbitrary File Overwrite Vulnerability
Secunia: 22099 - IBM AIX rdist Privlege Escalation Vulnerability, Less Critical
OSVDB: 29180 - IBM - AIX - RDIST - Local Arbitrary File Overwrite Issue
SecurityTracker: 1016922
Vulnerability Center: 21152 - IBM AIX 5.2 and 5.3 RDIST Command Local Files Overwrite Vulnerability, Medium
Vupen: ADV-2006-3770

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Entryinfo

Created: 03/12/2015 15:51
Updated: 04/09/2025 04:26
Changes: 03/12/2015 15:51 (78), 08/28/2019 20:40 (4), 04/09/2025 04:26 (17)
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