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7.2
HIGH CVSS 2.0
CVE-2006-1246
IBM AIX BOS.RTE.LVM mklvcopy Untrusted Search Path Vulnerability
Description

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.

INFO

Published Date :

March 17, 2006, 11:02 a.m.

Last Modified :

April 3, 2025, 1:03 a.m.

Remotely Exploit :

No

Source :

[email protected]
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2006-1246 vulnerability. Even if cvefeed.io is aware of the exact versions of the products that are affected, the information is not represented in the table below.

ID Vendor Product Action
1 Ibm aix
: Total Affected Vendor : 1 | Products : 1
CVSS Scores
The Common Vulnerability Scoring System is a standardized framework for assessing the severity of vulnerabilities in software and systems. We collect and displays CVSS scores from various sources for each CVE.
Score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Score Impact Score Source
CVSS 2.0 HIGH [email protected]
Solution
This information is provided by the 3rd party feeds.
  • Install the appropriate missing security-related fix.
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Here, you will find a curated list of external links that provide in-depth information, practical solutions, and valuable tools related to CVE-2006-1246.

URL Resource
http://attrition.org/pipermail/vim/2006-March/000641.html
http://secunia.com/advisories/19235 Patch Vendor Advisory
http://securitytracker.com/id?1015786
http://www-1.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=isg1IY82739
http://www.nsfocus.com/english/homepage/research/0602.htm Patch Vendor Advisory
http://www.osvdb.org/23921
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/17115
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/0957 Vendor Advisory
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/25299
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/25849
http://attrition.org/pipermail/vim/2006-March/000641.html
http://secunia.com/advisories/19235 Patch Vendor Advisory
http://securitytracker.com/id?1015786
http://www-1.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=isg1IY82739
http://www.nsfocus.com/english/homepage/research/0602.htm Patch Vendor Advisory
http://www.osvdb.org/23921
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/17115
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/0957 Vendor Advisory
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/25299
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/25849
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration

While CVE identifies specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2006-1246 is associated with the following CWEs:

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC) stores attack patterns, which are descriptions of the common attributes and approaches employed by adversaries to exploit the CVE-2006-1246 weaknesses.

We scan GitHub repositories to detect new proof-of-concept exploits. Following list is a collection of public exploits and proof-of-concepts, which have been published on GitHub (sorted by the most recently updated).

Results are limited to the first 15 repositories due to potential performance issues.

The following list is the news that have been mention CVE-2006-1246 vulnerability anywhere in the article.

Results are limited to the first 20 news articles due to potential performance issues.

The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2006-1246 vulnerability over time.

Vulnerability history details can be useful for understanding the evolution of a vulnerability, and for identifying the most recent changes that may impact the vulnerability's severity, exploitability, or other characteristics.

  • CVE Modified by af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

    Nov. 21, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference http://attrition.org/pipermail/vim/2006-March/000641.html
    Added Reference http://secunia.com/advisories/19235
    Added Reference http://securitytracker.com/id?1015786
    Added Reference http://www.nsfocus.com/english/homepage/research/0602.htm
    Added Reference http://www.osvdb.org/23921
    Added Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/17115
    Added Reference http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/0957
    Added Reference http://www-1.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=isg1IY82739
    Added Reference https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/25299
    Added Reference https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/25849
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    May. 14, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Jul. 20, 2017

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Removed Reference http://xforce.iss.net/xforce/xfdb/25849 [No Types Assigned]
    Removed Reference http://xforce.iss.net/xforce/xfdb/25299 [No Types Assigned]
    Added Reference https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/25849 [No Types Assigned]
    Added Reference https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/25299 [No Types Assigned]
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Mar. 17, 2006

    Action Type Old Value New Value
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days. Following chart shows the EPSS score history of the vulnerability.
Vulnerability Scoring Details
Base CVSS Score: 7.2
Access Vector
Access Complexity
Authentication
Confidentiality Impact
Integrity Impact
Availability Impact
Exploit Prediction

EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.

0.06 }} 0.01%

score

0.16735

percentile