CVE-2016-6079 describes an unspecified local privilege escalation vulnerability affecting IBM AIX versions 5.3, 6.1, 7.1, and 7.2, as well as IBM VIOS. This flaw allows a locally authenticated user to gain root-level privileges. With a CVSS v3 score of 7.8 (High), the vulnerability has a low attack complexity and requires local access, but can lead to complete compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability. While not listed in CISA's KEV catalog, a public exploit (EDB-40710) exists, though there is no evidence of active exploitation or significant community discussion.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
5.3CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:ibm:aix:5.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
6.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:ibm:aix:6.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
7.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:ibm:aix:7.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
7.2CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:ibm:aix:7.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
2.2.0.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:ibm:vios:2.2.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.0
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
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