CVE-2016-8972
N/A
Published: February 15, 2017 at 07:00 PM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 12:55 AM UTC
2 products affected across 1 vendorAIXVIOS
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Severity
N/A
Exploit prediction
EPSS 1%
Description
IBM AIX 6.1, 7.1, and 7.2 could allow a local user to gain root privileges using a specially crafted command within the bellmail client. IBM APARs: IV91006, IV91007, IV91008, IV91010, IV91011.
Affected
Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.
Remediation
No guide yetNo remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet. What the record does show:
Patch and advisory references
References (4)
x_refsource_CONFIRMMitigationPatchVendor Advisory
Source: [email protected]
http://aix.software.ibm.com/aix/efixes/security/bellmail_advisory.ascVDB Entryx_refsource_BIDThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94979Quick Info
StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-264
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