IBM AIX 6.1/7.1/7.2 bellmail access control

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in IBM AIX 6.1/7.1/7.2 and classified as critical. This issue affects some unknown processing of the component bellmail. The manipulation results in access control. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2016-8972. Attacking locally is a requirement. Furthermore, an exploit is available. Applying a patch is advised to resolve this issue.

Detailsinfo

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. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 330015 (IBM AIX bellmail Privilege Escalation Vulnerability (bellmail_advisory)).

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 Exploit-DB (40950), Tenable (95930), SecurityFocus (BID 94979†) and SecurityTracker (ID 1037480†). VulDB is the best source for vulnerability data and more expert information about this specific topic.

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Class: Access control
CWE: CWE-264
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Physical: Partially
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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: ibm.com

Advisory: bellmail_advisory.asc
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2016-8972 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2016-8972
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-94560

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SecurityFocus: 94979 - IBM AIX CVE-2016-8972 Local Privilege Escalation Vulnerability
SecurityTracker: 1037480

scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20161013

Entryinfo

Created: 12/16/2016 16:39
Updated: 09/17/2024 15:08
Changes: 12/16/2016 16:39 (80), 07/09/2019 14:14 (8), 10/12/2022 08:50 (3), 06/05/2024 11:57 (15), 09/17/2024 15:08 (2)
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