01 Record
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 temporary files.
UnratedPUBLISHEDCNA: mitre
CNA base scoreUnratedNo CNA CVSS vector
02 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.
03 Exploitation and scoring
- Exploitation
- Not assessed. CISA has not published an exploitation assessment for this record, and it is not in the KEV catalog. That is an absence of assessment, not a finding of no risk.
- SSVC decision
- Not assessed by CISA
- EPSS probability
- 0.38% probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.
- EPSS percentile
- Equal to or higher than the score of 32.3% of scored records. A rank, not a probability.
- NVD base score
- The NVD has published no score for this record
- NVD CVSS vector
- No NVD score to derive
- NVD analysis status
- Modified. NVD last modified this record on 2026-06-16.
- Red Hat severity
- No Red Hat rating. Red Hat rates the CVEs that affect its products.
Exploit-prediction scores from FIRST. Independent scoring and analysis status from the NVD. Vendor severity from Red Hat. Exploitation assessment and catalog membership from CISA.
04 Metadata
- Published
- 2006-04-19 16:00Z20 YR AGO
- Last updated
- 2024-08-07 17:03Z2 YR AGO
- Reserved
- 2006-03-17
- Assigning CNA
- mitre
- Record state
- PUBLISHED
- Severity
- Not rated by the issuing CNA
- CNA CVSS vector
- Not published by the issuing CNA
- Weaknesses
- CWE-59Improper Link Resolution Before File Access ('Link Following')Base
- Data version
- 5.1
- Document digest
- fb1b535aa0da2a819bc3027b0bc726c88ca33040b7cae54ddacbeef433729df0
05 Affected products
VendorProductVersionsPlatforms
06 References
- securitytracker.com1015952http://securitytracker.com/id?1015952
- secunia.com19656http://secunia.com/advisories/19656
- www.nsfocus.comhttp://www.nsfocus.com/english/homepage/research/0603.htm
- www.vupen.comADV-2006-1389http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/1389
- www-1.ibm.comIY82357http://www-1.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=isg1IY82357
- exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.comaix-rm-mlcache-file-overwrite(25848)https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/25848
- www.securityfocus.com20060424 NSFOCUS SA2006-03 : IBM AIX rm_mlcache_file Local Race Condition Vulnerabilityhttp://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/431846/100/0/threaded
- www.osvdb.org24706http://www.osvdb.org/24706
- www.securityfocus.com17576http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/17576
- www.securityfocus.com20060424 NSFOCUS SA2006-02 : IBM AIX mklvcopy Local Privilege Escalation Vulnerabilityhttp://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/431848/100/0/threaded