VULNERABILITY INTELLIGENCE
CVE-2016-6079
CVSS score7.8 HIGH
EPSS probability2.48%
CISA KEVNot currently listed
Published2017-02-15
Last modified2026-06-17
CVSS vectorCVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
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 APARs: IV88658, IV87981, IV88419, IV87640, IV88053.
Primary references
- psirt@us.ibm.com — Mitigation, Patch, Vendor Advisory
- psirt@us.ibm.com
- psirt@us.ibm.com
- psirt@us.ibm.com
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 — Mitigation, Patch, Vendor Advisory
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108