Published: 15/02/2017 Updated: 31/08/2021

CVSS v2 Base Score: 7.2 | Impact Score: 10 | Exploitability Score: 3.9

CVSS v3 Base Score: 7.8 | Impact Score: 5.9 | Exploitability Score: 1.8

VMScore: 725

Vector: AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

IBM AIX 6.1, 7.1, and 7.2 could allow a local user to gain root privileges using a specially crafted command within the bellmail client. IBM APARs: IV91006, IV91007, IV91008, IV91010, IV91011.

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#!/usr/bin/sh # # CVE-2016-8972/bellmailrootsh: IBM AIX Bellmail local root # # Affected versions: # AIX 61, 71, 72 # VIOS 22x # # Fileset Lower Level Upper Level KEY # --------------------------------------------------------- # bosnettcpclient 6190 619200 key_w_fs # bosnett ...

IBM AIX versions 61, 71, and 72 suffer from a Bellmail privilege escalation vulnerability ...

CWE-264 http://aix.software.ibm.com/aix/efixes/security/bellmail_advisory.asc http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94979 http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1037480 https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/40950/https://nvd.nist.gov https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/40950/

CVE-2016-8972

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