CVE-2016-3053 Privilege escalation in AIX
A local authenticated user can exploit an unspecified vulnerability in IBM AIX to gain root level privileges.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2016-3053?
CVE-2016-3053 is a high-severity vulnerability in Ibm Aix, published on 1 Feb 2017. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
IBM AIX contains an unspecified vulnerability that would allow a locally authenticated user to obtain root level privileges.
Weakness: CWE-264
Which versions are affected by CVE-2016-3053?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Ibm Aix.
How do I fix CVE-2016-3053?
No fix has been published for CVE-2016-3053 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2016-3053 being exploited?
It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2016-3053 exists.
Public exploit code: 1 Exploit-DB entry.
Other vulnerabilities in Ibm Aix
Sources
Also known as GHSA-434w-vx58-3f68.