VulnerabilityModified
CVE-2017-1692
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.
HIGH 7.8EPSS 0.36%
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (0.36%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
Description
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 X-Force ID: 134067.
- 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
- 0.36% probability · 30th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Affected
- ibm/aix
- Source
- psirt@us.ibm.com
References
- http://aix.software.ibm.com/aix/efixes/security/suid_advisory.ascVendor Advisory
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1040330Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/134067VDB Entry, Vendor Advisory
- http://aix.software.ibm.com/aix/efixes/security/suid_advisory.ascVendor Advisory
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1040330Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/134067VDB Entry, Vendor Advisory
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.