CVE-2006-1247

Severity: low (CVSS 3.3 v2.0)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 0.4% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: none known
Published: 2006-04-19 · updated 2026-06-16
Weakness: CWE-59

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.

Affected products

IBM AIX: 5.1, 5.1l, 5.2, 5.2.0.50, 5.2.0.54, 5.2.2 (+7)

References

http://secunia.com/advisories/19656
http://securitytracker.com/id?1015952
http://www-1.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=isg1IY82357
http://www.nsfocus.com/english/homepage/research/0603.htm
http://www.osvdb.org/24706
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/431846/100/0/threaded
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/431848/100/0/threaded
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/17576
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/1389
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/25848
http://secunia.com/advisories/19656
http://securitytracker.com/id?1015952

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