IBM AIX 5.2.0/5.3.0 Local Privilege Escalation

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in IBM AIX 5.2.0/5.3.0. It has been declared as problematic. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown functionality. The manipulation results in Local Privilege Escalation. This vulnerability is reported as CVE-2006-5007. No exploit exists.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as problematic has been found in IBM AIX 5.2.0/5.3.0 (Operating System). Affected is some unknown processing. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a local privilege escalation vulnerability. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

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.

The bug was discovered 09/25/2006. The weakness was disclosed 09/26/2006 (Website). The advisory is shared for download at www-1.ibm.com. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2006-5007 since 09/26/2006. The exploitability is told to be easy. The attack needs to be approached locally. The exploitation doesn't require any form of authentication. There are neither technical details nor an exploit publicly available.

It is declared as proof-of-concept. The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 1416 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $25k-$100k. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 65303 (AIX 5.2 TL 9 / 5.2 TL 10 : bos.net.uucp (U808255)), 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 115458 (IBM AIX UUCP Local Privilege Escalation Vulnerability).

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 (29156), Tenable (65303), SecurityFocus (BID 20196†), OSVDB (29185†) and Secunia (SA22105†). The entries VDB-2474, VDB-2490, VDB-2568 and VDB-2570 are pretty similar. VulDB is the best source for vulnerability data and more expert information about this specific topic.

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Class: Local Privilege Escalation
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Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
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Status: Proof-of-Concept

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Nessus ID: 65303
Nessus Name: AIX 5.2 TL 9 / 5.2 TL 10 : bos.net.uucp (U808255)
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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: ibm.com

Advisory: www-1.ibm.com
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2006-5007 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2006-5007
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-32472
X-Force: 29156
SecurityFocus: 20196 - IBM AIX UUCP Local Privilege Escalation Vulnerability
Secunia: 22105 - IBM AIX uucp Privilege Escalation Vulnerability, Less Critical
OSVDB: 29185 - IBM - AIX - UUCP - Local Privilege Escalation Issue
SecurityTracker: 1016921
Vulnerability Center: 13114 - IBM AIX uucp Privilege Escalation, Medium
Vupen: ADV-2006-3770

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Entryinfo

Created: 03/12/2015 15:51
Updated: 06/16/2025 02:04
Changes: 03/12/2015 15:51 (78), 07/10/2019 20:47 (4), 04/09/2025 04:26 (17), 06/16/2025 02:04 (2)
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