CVE-2006-0666 Denial of service in n/a
Local attackers can crash IBM AIX systems via unspecified vectors in the unix_mp and unix_64 kernels related to EMULATE_VMX.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2006-0666?
CVE-2006-0666 is a medium-severity denial of service vulnerability in Ibm Aix, published on 15 Feb 2006. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
Unspecified vulnerability in the (1) unix_mp and (2) unix_64 kernels in IBM AIX 5.3 VRMF 5.3.0.30 through 5.3.0.33 allows local users to cause a denial of service (system crash) via unknown vectors related to EMULATE_VMX.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2006-0666?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Ibm Aix.
How do I fix CVE-2006-0666?
No fix has been published for CVE-2006-0666 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade, then put limits on request size, rate and nesting depth so one client cannot exhaust the service. More about Denial of service.
Is CVE-2006-0666 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2006-0666 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Ibm Aix
Sources
Also known as GHSA-fvxv-vfcw-9v89.