Public exploit available
Public proof-of-concept or exploit code exists (ExploitDB / Metasploit / Nuclei).

CVE-2016-6079 — Corporation AIX vulnerability

CWE-2646 documents4 sources
Severity
7.8HIGHNVD
EPSS
2.0%
top 16.11%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploit
PoC available
Public exploit / PoC exists
Affected products
3
IBM Corporation AIXIBM AIXIBM Vios
Timeline
PublishedFeb 15
Latest updateMay 13

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:HExploitability: 1.8 | Impact: 5.9

Affected Packages3 packages

▶NVDibm/aix4 versions+3
▶NVDibm/vios39 versions+38
▶CVEListV5ibm_corporation/aix4 versions+3

Patches

Patch: aix.software.ibm.com ↗Patch: aix.software.ibm.com ↗

🔴Vulnerability Details

2
GHSA
GHSA-w82c-3xvf-q542: IBM AIX 5↗2022-05-13
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CVEList
CVE-2016-6079: IBM AIX 5↗2017-02-15
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💥Exploits & PoCs

3
Exploit-DB
IBM AIX 5.3/6.1/7.1/7.2 - 'lquerylv' Local Privilege Escalation↗2016-11-04
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Exploit-DB
Brickcom Corporation Network Cameras - Multiple Vulnerabilities↗2016-04-14
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Exploit-DB
Axis Network Cameras - Multiple Vulnerabilities↗2016-04-11
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CVE-2016-6079 — IBM Corporation AIX vulnerability | cvebase