IBM AIX 5.2.0/5.3.0 path memory corruption

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in IBM AIX 5.2.0/5.3.0. It has been classified as problematic. Affected is an unknown function. The manipulation of the argument path leads to memory corruption. This vulnerability is documented as CVE-2006-5006. There is not any exploit available.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in IBM AIX 5.2.0/5.3.0 (Operating System). It has been rated as critical. This issue affects an unknown code block. The manipulation of the argument path with an unknown input leads to a memory corruption vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-119. The product performs operations on a memory buffer, but it can read from or write to a memory location that is outside of the intended boundary of the buffer. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

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.

The bug was discovered 09/25/2006. The weakness was released 09/26/2006 (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at www-1.ibm.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2006-5006 since 09/26/2006. The exploitation is known to be easy. Attacking locally is a requirement. No form of authentication is needed for a successful exploitation. Technical details of the vulnerability are known, but there is no available exploit.

It is declared as proof-of-concept. The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 1422 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $25k-$100k. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 28631 (AIX 5.3 TL 5 / 5.3 TL 6 : bos.rte.methods (U807063)), 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. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 115473 (IBM AIX CFGMGR Local Privilege Escalation and Arbitrary File Overwrite Vulnerabilities).

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 (29153), Tenable (28631), SecurityFocus (BID 20190†), OSVDB (29181†) and Secunia (SA22112†). Entries connected to this vulnerability are available at VDB-2474, VDB-2490, VDB-2568 and VDB-2570. Be aware that VulDB is the high quality source for vulnerability data.

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Vendor: https://www.ibm.com/

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Class: Memory corruption
CWE: CWE-119
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Physical: Partially
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Nessus ID: 28631
Nessus Name: AIX 5.3 TL 5 / 5.3 TL 6 : bos.rte.methods (U807063)
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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: ibm.com

Advisory: www-1.ibm.com
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2006-5006 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2006-5006
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-32471
X-Force: 29153
SecurityFocus: 20190 - IBM AIX CFGMGR Local Privilege Escalation and Arbitrary File Overwrite Vulnerabilities
Secunia: 22112 - IBM AIX "cfgmgr" Privilege Escalation Vulnerability, Less Critical
OSVDB: 29181 - IBM - AIX - CFGMGR - Local Privilege Escalation and Arbitrary File Overwrite Issues
SecurityTracker: 1016917
Vulnerability Center: 13208 - IBM AIX cfgmgr Buffer Overflow via Long Directory Path Argument, Medium
Vupen: ADV-2006-3770

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Entryinfo

Created: 03/12/2015 15:51
Updated: 06/16/2025 02:24
Changes: 03/12/2015 15:51 (79), 07/11/2019 12:41 (4), 04/09/2025 04:26 (17), 06/16/2025 02:24 (2)
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