CVE Catalog

CVE-2006-1246

High
Published: Translated: NVD NIST

Summary

An unspecified vulnerability in the mklvcopy tool within the BOS.RTE.LVM component of IBM AIX 5.3 allows local users to execute arbitrary commands. The issue is likely due to an untrusted search path vulnerability when mklvcopy calls external commands.

Risk Assessment

A local attacker can gain unauthorized privileges and execute arbitrary commands on the system, leading to full host compromise.

Recommendation

Apply the patch provided by IBM for AIX 5.3 immediately and restrict local access to trusted users.

Related vulnerabilities

Original NVD description (English source)

Unspecified vulnerability in mklvcopy in BOS.RTE.LVM in IBM AIX 5.3 allows local users to execute arbitrary commands when mklvcopy calls external commands, possibly due to an untrusted search path vulnerability.

Vulnerability data from NVD (NIST) · CISA KEV · EPSS