CVE-2006-5008

Severity: critical (CVSS 10.0 v2.0)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 3.5% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: none known
Published: 2006-09-27 · updated 2026-06-16

Description

Unspecified vulnerability in utape in IBM AIX 5.2.0 and 5.3.0 allows attackers to execute arbitrary commands and overwrite arbitrary files via unspecified vectors.

Affected products

IBM AIX: 5.2.0, 5.3.0

References

http://secunia.com/advisories/22119
http://securitytracker.com/id?1016916
http://www-1.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=isg1IY88641
http://www-1.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=isg1IY88642
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/20187
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/3770
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/29151
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/29154
http://secunia.com/advisories/22119
http://securitytracker.com/id?1016916

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