CVE-2016-8944 Denial of service in AIX

Medium 5.5 Published 15 Feb 2017 Updated 6 Aug 2024

A local user can crash the IBM AIX system by opening a file with a specially crafted argument, requiring a patch to mitigate.

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-2016-8944?

CVE-2016-8944 is a medium-severity denial of service vulnerability in Ibm Aix, published on 15 Feb 2017. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

IBM AIX 7.1 and 7.2 allows a local user to open a file with a specially crafted argument that would crash the system. IBM APARs: IV91488, IV91487, IV91456, IV90234.

Weakness: CWE-20

Which versions are affected by CVE-2016-8944?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Ibm Aix.

How do I fix CVE-2016-8944?

No fix has been published for CVE-2016-8944 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Upgrade, then put limits on request size, rate and nesting depth so one client cannot exhaust the service. More about Denial of service.

Is CVE-2016-8944 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2016-8944 in the wild and no public exploit code.

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Sources

Also known as GHSA-95hg-87x2-92p2.