National Cyber-Alert System
Vulnerability Summary for CVE-2006-5005
Original release date:09/27/2006
Last revised:09/05/2008
Source:
US-CERT/NIST
Overview
Unspecified vulnerability in bos.net.tcp.client in IBM AIX 5.2.0 and 5.3.0 allows local users to execute arbitrary commands via unspecified vectors involving /etc/slip.login.
Impact
CVSS Severity (version 2.0):
Impact Subscore:
10.0
Exploitability Subscore:
3.9
CVSS Version 2 Metrics:
Access Vector: Locally exploitable
Access Complexity: Low
Authentication: Not required to exploit
Impact Type:Provides administrator access, Allows complete confidentiality, integrity, and availability violation; Allows unauthorized disclosure of information; Allows disruption of service
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External Source: BID
Name: 20191
Type: Advisory; Patch Information
External Source: CONFIRM
Name: ftp://aix.software.ibm.com/aix/efixes/security/README
Type: Patch Information
External Source: AIXAPAR
Name: IY88615
External Source: AIXAPAR
Name: IY88566
External Source: SECUNIA
Name: 22111
Type: Advisory
External Source: XF
Name: aix-login-privilege-escalation(29155)
External Source: VUPEN
Name: ADV-2006-3770
External Source: SECTRACK
Name: 1016918
