VulnerabilityModified
CVE-2017-1093
IBM AIX 6.1, 7.1, and 7.2 could allow a local user to exploit a vulnerability in the bellmail binary to gain root privileges.
HIGH 7.8EPSS 0.37%
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (0.37%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
Description
IBM AIX 6.1, 7.1, and 7.2 could allow a local user to exploit a vulnerability in the bellmail binary to gain root 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
- 0.37% probability · 30th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Affected
- ibm/aix
- Source
- psirt@us.ibm.com
References
- http://aix.software.ibm.com/aix/efixes/security/bellmail_advisory2.ascVendor Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/95891Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1037748
- http://aix.software.ibm.com/aix/efixes/security/bellmail_advisory2.ascVendor Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/95891Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1037748
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.