CVE-2016-6079 Information

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.

CVSS Vector

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

Reference

http://aix.software.ibm.com/aix/efixes/security/lquerylv_advisory.asc http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94090 http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1037256 https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/40710/

Attack Complexity

LOW

Privileges Required

LOW

User Interaction Required

LOW

Scope

NONE

Confidentiality Impact

UNCHANGED

Integrity Impact

HIGH

Availability Impact

HIGH

Base Score

HIGH

Base Severity

7.8