PT-2017-9889 · Ibm · Aix+1

Published 2017-01-30 · Updated 2017-07-25 · CVE-2016-8944

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v3.1

5.5

Medium

Base vector

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

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions IBM AIX versions 7.1 through 7.2

Description The issue allows a local user to open a file with a specially crafted argument, potentially causing the system to crash.

Recommendations For IBM AIX versions 7.1 through 7.2, apply the fixes according to IBM APARs: IV91488, IV91487, IV91456, IV90234 to resolve the issue.

Fix

RCE

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-20

Related Identifiers

CVE-2016-8944

Affected Products

Aix

Ibm Aix

References · 5

• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-8944 · Security Note
• http://aix.software.ibm.com/aix/efixes/security/sysproc_advisory.asc · Vendor Advisory
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2016-8944 · Vendor Advisory
• http://securitytracker.com/id/1037759 · Note
• http://securityfocus.com/bid/95888 · Note