VulnerabilityModified
CVE-2016-3053
IBM AIX contains an unspecified vulnerability that would allow a locally authenticated user to obtain root level privileges.
HIGH 7.8EPSS 2.47%
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (2.47%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
Description
IBM AIX contains an unspecified vulnerability that would allow a locally authenticated user to obtain root level privileges.
- CVSS 3.0
- 7.8 HIGHCVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- EPSS
- 2.47% probability · 84th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-264
- Affected
- ibm/aix
- Source
- psirt@us.ibm.com
References
- http://aix.software.ibm.com/aix/efixes/security/lsmcode_advisory2.ascVendor Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/93605Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1037030
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/40709/
- http://aix.software.ibm.com/aix/efixes/security/lsmcode_advisory2.ascVendor Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/93605Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1037030
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/40709/
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.