CVE-2016-8944
N/A
Published: February 15, 2017 at 07:00 PM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 12:55 AM UTC
1 product affected across 1 vendorAIX
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Severity
N/A
Exploit prediction
EPSS 0.4%
Description
IBM AIX 7.1 and 7.2 allows a local user to open a file with a specially crafted argument that would crash the system. IBM APARs: IV91488, IV91487, IV91456, IV90234.
Remediation
No guide yetNo remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet. What the record does show:
Patch and advisory references
References (3)
x_refsource_CONFIRMMitigationPatchVendor Advisory
Source: [email protected]
http://aix.software.ibm.com/aix/efixes/security/sysproc_advisory.ascVDB Entryx_refsource_BIDThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/95888Quick Info
StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-20
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