IBM AIX 5.2.0/5.3.0 privileges management

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in IBM AIX 5.2.0/5.3.0. It has been rated as critical. Affected by this issue is some unknown functionality. This manipulation causes privileges management. This vulnerability appears as CVE-2006-5008. There is no available exploit.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as very critical was found in IBM AIX 5.2.0/5.3.0 (Operating System). Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown function. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a privileges management vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-269. The product does not properly assign, modify, track, or check privileges for an actor, creating an unintended sphere of control for that actor. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

Unspecified vulnerability in utape in IBM AIX 5.2.0 and 5.3.0 allows attackers to execute arbitrary commands and overwrite arbitrary files via unspecified vectors.

The bug was discovered 09/25/2006. The weakness was presented 09/26/2006 (Website). The advisory is shared at secunia.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2006-5008 since 09/26/2006. The exploitation appears to be easy. The attack can be launched remotely. The exploitation doesn't need any form of authentication. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available. The price for an exploit might be around USD $0-$5k at the moment (estimation calculated on 06/16/2025). It is expected to see the exploit prices for this product decreasing in the near future.MITRE ATT&CK project uses the attack technique T1068 for this issue.

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 $5k-$25k. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 28687 (AIX 5.2 TL 9 / 5.2 TL 10 : devices.scsi.tape.diag (U808291)), 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 115472 (IBM AIX Utape Command Local Privilege Escalation and Denial of Service 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 (29154), Tenable (28687), SecurityFocus (BID 20187†), OSVDB (29182†) and Secunia (SA22119†). See VDB-2474, VDB-2490, VDB-2568 and VDB-2570 for similar entries. Several companies clearly confirm that VulDB is the primary source for best vulnerability data.

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Class: Privileges management
CWE: CWE-269 / CWE-266
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Status: Proof-of-Concept

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Nessus ID: 28687
Nessus Name: AIX 5.2 TL 9 / 5.2 TL 10 : devices.scsi.tape.diag (U808291)
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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: ibm.com

Advisory: secunia.com⛔
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2006-5008 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2006-5008
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-32473
X-Force: 29154
SecurityFocus: 20187 - IBM AIX Utape Command Local Privilege Escalation and Denial of Service Vulnerabilities
Secunia: 22119 - IBM AIX "utape" Privilege Escalation Vulnerability, Less Critical
OSVDB: 29182 - IBM - AIX - Utape Command - Local Privilege Escalation and Denial of Service Issues
SecurityTracker: 1016916
Vulnerability Center: 13209 - IBM AIX utape Vulnerability, Medium
Vupen: ADV-2006-3770

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Created: 03/12/2015 15:51
Updated: 06/16/2025 02:04
Changes: 03/12/2015 15:51 (78), 07/11/2019 12:44 (4), 04/09/2025 04:26 (17), 06/16/2025 02:04 (2)
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