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CVE-2006-4254

Unspecified vulnerability in setlocale in IBM AIX 5.1.0 through 5.3.0 allows local users to gain privileges via unspecif

Unspecified vulnerability in setlocale in IBM AIX 5.1.0 through 5.3.0 allows local users to gain privileges via unspecified vectors.

HIGH · CVSS 7.5 EPSS 0.0178
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  • Public exploit or PoC is available
  • CVSS base score ≥ 7.0
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Affected Products & Versions

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ibm aixall versions
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Public Exploits & PoCs

1
localIBM AIX 5.3.0 - 'setlocale()' Local Privilege Escalationverified
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Scoring & Timeline

7.5
HIGH · CVSS v2 (legacy) · cve@mitre.org
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This CVE predates CVSS v3; the legacy v2 score is shown so triage still has a severity to work with.
v2 Vector
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
Published to NVD21 Aug 2006 · 08:04 PM
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References & Sources

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Source URLs (vendor pages, mailing lists, write-ups). Exploit/PoC links are in their own section above to avoid duplication.
ftp://aix.software.ibm.com/aix/efixes/security/README
http://secunia.com/advisories/21541PatchVendor Advisory
http://securitytracker.com/id?1016712Patch
http://www-1.ibm.com/support/search.wss?rs=0&q=IY88183&apar=only
http://www-1.ibm.com/support/search.wss?rs=0&q=IY88512&apar=only
http://www-1.ibm.com/support/search.wss?rs=0&q=IY88528&apar=only
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