CVE-2016-8944 describes a denial-of-service vulnerability affecting IBM AIX versions 7.1 and 7.2. A local authenticated user can crash the system by providing a specially crafted argument to a file. Rated Medium severity (CVSS 5.5), this vulnerability has a low attack complexity and requires local access, leading to high availability impact. There is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code, or significant community discussion surrounding this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
7.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:ibm:aix:7.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
7.2CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:ibm:aix:7.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.0
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
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