Description
IBM AIX 7.1, 7.2, 7.3 and VIOS , 3.1 could allow a non-privileged local user to exploit a vulnerability in X11 to cause a buffer overflow that could result in a denial of service or arbitrary code execution. IBM X-Force ID: 243556.
References (2)
Core 2
Core References
Patch, Vendor Advisory vendor-advisory
https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/6855827
VDB Entry, Vendor Advisory vdb-entry
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/243556
Scores
CVSS v3
6.2
EPSS
0.0007
EPSS Percentile
21.8%
Attack Vector
LOCAL
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
CISA SSVC
Vulnrichment
Exploitation
none
Automatable
no
Technical Impact
partial
Details
CWE
CWE-120
Status
published
Products (4)
ibm/aix
7.1
ibm/aix
7.2
ibm/aix
7.3
ibm/vios
3.1
Published
Jan 18, 2023
Tracked Since
Feb 18, 2026