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CVE-2016-0266

• Severity: low (CVSS 3.7 v3.0)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 1.4% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: none known
• Published: 2016-08-08 · updated 2026-06-17
• Weakness: CWE-254

Description

IBM AIX 5.3, 6.1, 7.1, and 7.2 and VIOS 2.2.x do not default to the latest TLS version, which makes it easier for man-in-the-middle attackers to obtain sensitive information via unspecified vectors.

Affected products

• IBM AIX: 5.3, 6.1, 7.1, 7.2
• IBM VIOS: 2.2.0.10, 2.2.0.11, 2.2.0.12, 2.2.0.13, 2.2.1.0, 2.2.1.1 (+27)

References

• http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg1IV86116
• http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg1IV86117
• http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg1IV86118
• http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg1IV86119
• http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg1IV86120
• http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg1IV86132
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/92150
• http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1036467
• https://aix.software.ibm.com/aix/efixes/security/nettcp_advisory2.asc
• http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg1IV86116
• http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg1IV86117
• http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg1IV86118

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