CVE-2006-4416 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Untrusted search path vulnerability in the mkvg command in IBM AIX 5.2 and 5.3 allows local users to gain privileges by modifying the path to point to a malicious (1) chdev, (2) mkboot, (3) varyonvg, or (4) varyoffvg program.

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Local

Access Complexity Low

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact Complete

Integrity Impact Complete

Availability Impact Complete

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.00081.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

Vendors	Products
Ibm Subscribe	Aix Subscribe

Configuration 1 [-]

OR	cpe:2.3:o:ibm:aix:5.1:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:o:ibm:aix:5.2:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:o:ibm:aix:5.3:::::::*

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2006-4404	Untrusted search path vulnerability in the mkvg command in IBM AIX 5.2 and 5.3 allows local users to gain privileges by modifying the path to point to a malicious (1) chdev, (2) mkboot, (3) varyonvg, or (4) varyoffvg program.

Fixes

Solution

No solution given by the vendor.

Workaround

No workaround given by the vendor.

References

Link	Providers
ftp://aix.software.ibm.com/aix/efixes/security/README
http://secunia.com/advisories/21620
http://secunia.com/advisories/22106
http://securitytracker.com/id?1016920
http://www-1.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=isg1IY88699
http://www-1.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=isg1IY88722
http://www-1.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=isg1IY88737
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/19708
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/20197
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/3389
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/3770
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/29165

History

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MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published: 2006-08-28T20:00:00

Updated: 2024-08-07T19:06:07.678Z

Reserved: 2006-08-28T00:00:00

Link: CVE-2006-4416

Vulnrichment

No data.

NVD

Status : Deferred

Published: 2006-08-28T20:04:00.000

Modified: 2025-04-03T01:03:51.193

Link: CVE-2006-4416

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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Weaknesses

NVD-CWE-Other

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