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CVE-2016-6079

• Severity: high (CVSS 7.8 v3.0)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 2.5% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: yes
• Published: 2017-02-15 · updated 2026-06-17
• Weakness: CWE-264

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 APARs: IV88658, IV87981, IV88419, IV87640, IV88053.

Affected products

• IBM AIX: 5.3, 6.1, 7.1, 7.2
• IBM VIOS: 2.2.0.0, 2.2.0.10, 2.2.0.11, 2.2.0.12, 2.2.0.13, 2.2.1.0 (+33)

References

• http://aix.software.ibm.com/aix/efixes/security/lquerylv_advisory.asc
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94090
• http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1037256
• https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/40710/
• http://aix.software.ibm.com/aix/efixes/security/lquerylv_advisory.asc
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94090
• http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1037256
• https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/40710/

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