CVE-2006-1247

rm_mlcache_file in bos.rte.install in AIX 5.1.0 through 5.3.0 allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on…

Low3.3EPSS 0.39%

Published: 19 Apr 2006
Updated: 7 Aug 2024
Reserved: 17 Mar 2006
Assigned by: mitre

Description

rm_mlcache_file in bos.rte.install in AIX 5.1.0 through 5.3.0 allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on temporary files.

Scores

CVSS scores of CVE-2006-1247, by who scored it
Scored by	CVSS	Score	Vector
NVDNVD · Modified	2.0	Low3.3	AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:P

EPSS (exploitation in 30 days): 0.39% · top 67% of all CVEs (5 Nov 2026)

The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: Low 3.3.

Weakness

Affected products

n/a
- affected n/a

References (10)

1015952 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACKx_transferred
19656 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
http://www.nsfocus.com/english/homepage/research/0603.htm (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_MISCx_transferred
ADV-2006-1389 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPENx_transferred
IY82357 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_AIXAPARx_transferred
aix-rm-mlcache-file-overwrite(25848) (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_XFx_transferred
20060424 NSFOCUS SA2006-03 : IBM AIX rm_mlcache_file Local Race Condition Vulnerability (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQx_transferred
24706 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_OSVDBx_transferred
17576 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDx_transferred
20060424 NSFOCUS SA2006-02 : IBM AIX mklvcopy Local Privilege Escalation Vulnerability (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQx_transferred

Sources

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Record last updated 7 Aug 2024, 17:03 UTC.