Description
IBM AIX 7.1 and 7.2 allows a local user to open a file with a specially crafted argument that would crash the system. IBM APARs: IV91488, IV91487, IV91456, IV90234.
References (3)
Core 3
Core References
Mitigation, Patch, Vendor Advisory x_refsource_confirm
http://aix.software.ibm.com/aix/efixes/security/sysproc_advisory.asc
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry
x_refsource_sectrack
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1037759
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry
x_refsource_bid
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/95888
Scores
CVSS v3
5.5
EPSS
0.0005
EPSS Percentile
16.1%
Attack Vector
LOCAL
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Details
CWE
CWE-20
Status
published
Products (5)
ibm/aix
7.1
ibm/aix
7.2
IBM Corporation/AIX
1
IBM Corporation/AIX
7
IBM Corporation/AIX
7.2
Published
Feb 15, 2017
Tracked Since
Feb 18, 2026