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A vulnerability was found in IBM AIX 6.1/7.1/7.2 (Operating System). It has been classified as critical. Affected is an unknown code of the component bellmail. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a access control vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-264. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:
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.
The bug was discovered 12/15/2016. The weakness was published 12/15/2016 as bellmail_advisory.asc as confirmed security advisory (Website). The advisory is shared for download at aix.software.ibm.com. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2016-8972 since 10/25/2016. The exploitability is told to be easy. The attack needs to be approached locally. A authentication is needed for exploitation. Technical details are unknown but a public exploit is available. The MITRE ATT&CK project declares the attack technique as T1068.
The exploit is shared for download at exploit-db.com. It is declared as proof-of-concept. As 0-day the estimated underground price was around $5k-$25k. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 95930 , which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment.
Applying a patch is able to eliminate this problem. A possible mitigation has been published immediately after the disclosure of the vulnerability.
The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at Tenable (95930) and Exploit-DB (40950).
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Class: Access controlCWE: CWE-264
ATT&CK: T1068
Local: Yes
Remote: No
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Access: Public
Status: Proof-of-Concept
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Sources
Vendor: ibm.comAdvisory: bellmail_advisory.asc
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2016-8972 (🔍)
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SecurityTracker: 1037480
SecurityFocus: 94979 - IBM AIX CVE-2016-8972 Local Privilege Escalation Vulnerability
scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20161013
Entry
Created: 12/16/2016 16:39Updated: 10/12/2022 08:50
Changes: 12/16/2016 16:39 (80), 07/09/2019 14:14 (8), 10/12/2022 08:50 (3)
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