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CVE-2016-6079

IBM AIX 5.3, 6.1, 7.1, and 7.2 contains an unspecified vulnerability that would allow a locally authenticated user to obtain root level privileges. IBM APARs: IV88658, IV87981, IV88419, IV87640, IV88053.

Published

2017-02-15T19:59:00.330

Last Modified

2025-04-20T01:37:25.860

Status

Deferred

Source

[email protected]

Severity

CVSSv3.0: 7.8 (HIGH)

CVSSv2 Vector

AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

  • Access Vector: LOCAL
  • Access Complexity: LOW
  • Authentication: NONE
  • Confidentiality Impact: COMPLETE
  • Integrity Impact: COMPLETE
  • Availability Impact: COMPLETE
Exploitability Score

3.9

Impact Score

10.0

Weaknesses
  • Type: Primary
    CWE-264
Affected Vendors & Products
Type Vendor Product Version/Range Vulnerable?
Operating System ibm aix 5.3 Yes
Operating System ibm aix 6.1 Yes
Operating System ibm aix 7.1 Yes
Operating System ibm aix 7.2 Yes
Application ibm vios 2.2.0.0 Yes
Application ibm vios 2.2.0.10 Yes
Application ibm vios 2.2.0.11 Yes
Application ibm vios 2.2.0.12 Yes
Application ibm vios 2.2.0.13 Yes
Application ibm vios 2.2.1.0 Yes
Application ibm vios 2.2.1.1 Yes
Application ibm vios 2.2.1.3 Yes
Application ibm vios 2.2.1.4 Yes
Application ibm vios 2.2.1.5 Yes
Application ibm vios 2.2.1.6 Yes
Application ibm vios 2.2.1.7 Yes
Application ibm vios 2.2.1.8 Yes
Application ibm vios 2.2.2.0 Yes
Application ibm vios 2.2.2.1 Yes
Application ibm vios 2.2.2.2 Yes
Application ibm vios 2.2.2.3 Yes
Application ibm vios 2.2.2.4 Yes
Application ibm vios 2.2.2.6 Yes
Application ibm vios 2.2.2.70 Yes
Application ibm vios 2.2.3.0 Yes
Application ibm vios 2.2.3.1 Yes
Application ibm vios 2.2.3.2 Yes
Application ibm vios 2.2.3.3 Yes
Application ibm vios 2.2.3.4 Yes
Application ibm vios 2.2.3.50 Yes
Application ibm vios 2.2.3.51 Yes
Application ibm vios 2.2.3.52 Yes
Application ibm vios 2.2.3.60 Yes
Application ibm vios 2.2.3.70 Yes
Application ibm vios 2.2.3.80 Yes
Application ibm vios 2.2.4.0 Yes
Application ibm vios 2.2.4.10 Yes
Application ibm vios 2.2.4.21 Yes
Application ibm vios 2.2.4.22 Yes
Application ibm vios 2.2.4.23 Yes
Application ibm vios 2.2.4.30 Yes
Application ibm vios 2.2.5.0 Yes
Application ibm vios 2.2.5.10 Yes
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