{
    "id": "CVE-2006-4254",
    "published": "2006-08-21 20:04:00",
    "last_modified": "2026-06-16 22:28:43",
    "cvss_score": "7.5",
    "cvss_severity": "HIGH",
    "cvss_version": "2.0",
    "cvss_vector": "AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P",
    "cwe": null,
    "description": "Unspecified vulnerability in setlocale in IBM AIX 5.1.0 through 5.3.0 allows local users to gain privileges via unspecified vectors.",
    "epss_score": "0.07899",
    "epss_percentile": "0.94553",
    "kev": 0,
    "kev_due": null,
    "has_exploit": 1,
    "updated_at": "2026-10-03 18:17:05",
    "priority": {
        "rank": 2,
        "label": "Patch early",
        "why": "A public exploit exists."
    },
    "products": [
        {
            "vendor": "ibm",
            "product": "aix"
        }
    ],
    "kev_detail": null,
    "exploits": [
        {
            "source": "exploit-db",
            "ref_id": "4612",
            "title": "IBM AIX 5.3.0 - 'setlocale()' Local Privilege Escalation",
            "date": "2007-11-07",
            "url": "https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/4612"
        }
    ],
    "refs_list": [
        "ftp://aix.software.ibm.com/aix/efixes/security/README",
        "http://secunia.com/advisories/21541",
        "http://securitytracker.com/id?1016712",
        "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",
        "http://www.osvdb.org/27996",
        "http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/19578",
        "http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/3327",
        "https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/28482",
        "ftp://aix.software.ibm.com/aix/efixes/security/README",
        "http://secunia.com/advisories/21541",
        "http://securitytracker.com/id?1016712",
        "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",
        "http://www.osvdb.org/27996",
        "http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/19578",
        "http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/3327",
        "https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/28482"
    ]
}