CVE-2006-5007

Severity: medium (CVSS 4.6 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: 2006-09-27 · updated 2026-06-16

Description

Untrusted search path vulnerability in uucp in IBM AIX 5.2.0 and 5.3.0 allows local users to local users to gain privileges via a Trojan horse program involving uux.

Affected products

IBM AIX: 5.2.0, 5.3.0

References

http://secunia.com/advisories/22105
http://securitytracker.com/id?1016921
http://www-1.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=isg1IY88565
http://www-1.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=isg1IY88614
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/20196
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/3770
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/29156
http://secunia.com/advisories/22105
http://securitytracker.com/id?1016921
http://www-1.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=isg1IY88565

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