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TI-2006-01206 Aliases CVE-2006-1247GHSA-8h2x-qhm8-r594

rm_mlcache_file in bos.rte.install in AIX 5.1.0 through 5.3.0 allows local users to…

Priority LOW 16CWE-59Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Local
Privileges required
None
User interaction
— Not recorded in CVSS 2.0
Attack complexity
Medium
Impact type
—
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
None · Partial · Partial
Fix status
No fix listed

Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA.

Summary

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.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.00385 32nd percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet

SSVC decision points

Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
——all versions—No fix listedCNA
  • — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 13

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:o:ibm:aix:5.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*5.1VulnerableIBM
cpe:2.3:o:ibm:aix:5.1l:*:*:*:*:*:*:*5.1lVulnerableIBM
cpe:2.3:o:ibm:aix:5.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*5.2VulnerableIBM
cpe:2.3:o:ibm:aix:5.2.0.50:*:*:*:*:*:*:*5.2.0.50VulnerableIBM
cpe:2.3:o:ibm:aix:5.2.0.54:*:*:*:*:*:*:*5.2.0.54VulnerableIBM
cpe:2.3:o:ibm:aix:5.2.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*5.2.2VulnerableIBM
cpe:2.3:o:ibm:aix:5.2_l:*:*:*:*:*:*:*5.2_lVulnerableIBM
cpe:2.3:o:ibm:aix:5.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*5.3VulnerableIBM
cpe:2.3:o:ibm:aix:5.3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*5.3.0VulnerableIBM
cpe:2.3:o:ibm:aix:5.3.0.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*5.3.0.10VulnerableIBM
  • cpe:2.3:o:ibm:aix:5.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.1 Vulnerable ·IBM
  • cpe:2.3:o:ibm:aix:5.1l:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.1l Vulnerable ·IBM
  • cpe:2.3:o:ibm:aix:5.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.2 Vulnerable ·IBM
  • cpe:2.3:o:ibm:aix:5.2.0.50:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.2.0.50 Vulnerable ·IBM
  • cpe:2.3:o:ibm:aix:5.2.0.54:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.2.0.54 Vulnerable ·IBM
  • cpe:2.3:o:ibm:aix:5.2.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.2.2 Vulnerable ·IBM
  • cpe:2.3:o:ibm:aix:5.2_l:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.2_l Vulnerable ·IBM
  • cpe:2.3:o:ibm:aix:5.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.3 Vulnerable ·IBM
  • cpe:2.3:o:ibm:aix:5.3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.3.0 Vulnerable ·IBM
  • cpe:2.3:o:ibm:aix:5.3.0.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.3.0.10 Vulnerable ·IBM
Show 3 more CPE
CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:o:ibm:aix:5.3.0.20:*:*:*:*:*:*:*5.3.0.20VulnerableIBM
cpe:2.3:o:ibm:aix:5.3_l:*:*:*:*:*:*:*5.3_lVulnerableIBM
cpe:2.3:o:ibm:aix:5.3_ml03:*:*:*:*:*:*:*5.3_ml03VulnerableIBM
  • cpe:2.3:o:ibm:aix:5.3.0.20:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.3.0.20 Vulnerable ·IBM
  • cpe:2.3:o:ibm:aix:5.3_l:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.3_l Vulnerable ·IBM
  • cpe:2.3:o:ibm:aix:5.3_ml03:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.3_ml03 Vulnerable ·IBM

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2006-1247
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-8h2x-qhm8-r594

References

Patch 2

Advisory 1

Other 1

  • TI-2001-00767 Buffer overflow in login in various System V based operating systems allows remote… CVSS 2.0HIGH 10.0
  • TI-2003-00642 The prescan function in Sendmail 8.12.9 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code… CVSS 2.0HIGH 10.0
  • TI-2009-03523 Stack-based buffer overflow in libcsa.a (aka the calendar daemon library) in IBM AIX 5.x… CVSS 2.0HIGH 10.0
  • TI-1999-00045 Buffer overflow of rlogin program using TERM environmental variable. CVSS 2.0HIGH 10.0
  • TI-2001-00539 Buffer overflow in BSD-based telnetd telnet daemon on various operating systems allows… CVSS 2.0HIGH 10.0
  • TI-1999-00009 Inverse query buffer overflow in BIND 4.9 and BIND 8 Releases. CVSS 2.0HIGH 10.0
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