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.

Affected

IBM Corporation · AIX

CVSS v3.0 NVD

7.8 HIGHCVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

CVSS v2.0 NVD

7.2 HIGHAV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

EPSS

2.48% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, 84th percentile

Published

2017-02-15

Updated

2024-08-06

Proof-of-concept exploits (1)

• RhinoSecurityLabs/CVEs906★ · 2026-09-14

ExploitDB entries (1)

• https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/40710

Security advisories

• http://aix.software.ibm.com/aix/efixes/security/lquerylv_advisory.asc
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94090

References

• CVE Record
• NVD entry

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