High severity · published Feb 7, 2018
CVE-2017-1692
IBM AIX 5.3, 6.1, 7.1, and 7.2 contains an unspecified vulnerability that would allow a locally authenticated user to obtain root level privileges
7.8
CVSS
0.4%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
IBM AIX 5.3, 6.1, 7.1, and 7.2 contains an unspecified vulnerability that would allow a locally authenticated user to obtain root level privileges. IBM X-Force ID: 134067.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Attack vector
Local
Complexity
Low
Privileges
Low
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)0.4% · higher than 30% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
AI
Aix · Ibm
5.3; 6.1; 7.1; 7.2 · source: NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-1692
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2017-1692
Vendor Advisory
http://aix.software.ibm.com/aix/efixes/security/suid_advisory.asc
Third Party Advisory
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1040330
VDB Entry
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/134067
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