Vulnerability CVE-2016-8972 - CERT Civis.Net

Vulnerability Name:

CVE-2016-8972 (CCN-118863)

Assigned:

2016-12-15

Published:

2016-12-15

Updated:

2021-08-31

Summary:

IBM AIX 6.1, 7.1, and 7.2 could allow a local user to gain root privileges using a specially crafted command within the bellmail client. IBM APARs: IV91006, IV91007, IV91008, IV91010, IV91011.

CVSS v3 Severity:

7.8 High (CVSS v3.1 Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H)
7.0 High (Temporal CVSS v3.1 Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:P/RL:O/RC:C)

Exploitability Metrics:	Attack Vector (AV): Local Attack Complexity (AC): Low Privileges Required (PR): Low User Interaction (UI): None
Scope:	Scope (S): Unchanged
Impact Metrics:	Confidentiality (C): High Integrity (I): High Availibility (A): High

8.4 High (CCN CVSS v3.1 Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H)
7.6 High (CCN Temporal CVSS v3.1 Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:P/RL:O/RC:C)

Exploitability Metrics:	Attack Vector (AV): Local Attack Complexity (AC): Low Privileges Required (PR): None User Interaction (UI): None
Scope:	Scope (S): Unchanged
Impact Metrics:	Confidentiality (C): High Integrity (I): High Availibility (A): High

CVSS v2 Severity:

7.2 High (CVSS v2 Vector: AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C)

Exploitability Metrics:	Access Vector (AV): Local Access Complexity (AC): Low Authentication (Au): None
Impact Metrics:	Confidentiality (C): Complete Integrity (I): Complete Availibility (A): Complete

7.2 High (CCN CVSS v2 Vector: AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C)

Exploitability Metrics:	Access Vector (AV): Local Access Complexity (AC): Low Athentication (Au): None
Impact Metrics:	Confidentiality (C): Complete Integrity (I): Complete Availibility (A): Complete

Vulnerability Type:

Vulnerability Consequences:

Gain Privileges

References:

Source: CCN
Type: IBM Security Advisory
Vulnerability in bellmail affects AIX (CVE-2016-8972)

Source: CONFIRM
Type: Mitigation, Patch, Vendor Advisory
http://aix.software.ibm.com/aix/efixes/security/bellmail_advisory.asc

Source: MITRE
Type: CNA
CVE-2016-8972

Source: BID
Type: Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
94979

Source: CCN
Type: BID-94979
IBM AIX CVE-2016-8972 Local Privilege Escalation Vulnerability

Source: SECTRACK
Type: UNKNOWN
1037480

Source: XF
Type: UNKNOWN
ibm-aix-cve20168972-priv-escalation(118863)

Source: CCN
Type: Packet Storm Security [12-22-2016]
IBM AIX 6.1 / 7.1 / 7.2 Bellmail Privilege Escalation

Source: EXPLOIT-DB
Type: EXPLOIT
Offensive Security Exploit Database [12-22-2016]

Source: EXPLOIT-DB
Type: UNKNOWN
40950

Vulnerable Configuration:

Configuration 1:

cpe:/o:ibm:aix:7.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

OR cpe:/o:ibm:aix:7.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

OR cpe:/o:ibm:aix:6.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Configuration 2:

cpe:/a:ibm:vios:2.2.0.11:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

OR cpe:/a:ibm:vios:2.2.0.12:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

OR cpe:/a:ibm:vios:2.2.1.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

OR cpe:/a:ibm:vios:2.2.1.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

OR cpe:/a:ibm:vios:2.2.2.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

OR cpe:/a:ibm:vios:2.2.2.70:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

OR cpe:/a:ibm:vios:2.2.3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

OR cpe:/a:ibm:vios:2.2.3.52:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

OR cpe:/a:ibm:vios:2.2.3.60:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

OR cpe:/a:ibm:vios:2.2.4.23:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

OR cpe:/a:ibm:vios:2.2.4.30:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

OR cpe:/a:ibm:vios:2.2.0.13:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

OR cpe:/a:ibm:vios:2.2.1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

OR cpe:/a:ibm:vios:2.2.1.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

OR cpe:/a:ibm:vios:2.2.2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

OR cpe:/a:ibm:vios:2.2.3.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

OR cpe:/a:ibm:vios:2.2.3.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

OR cpe:/a:ibm:vios:2.2.3.70:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

OR cpe:/a:ibm:vios:2.2.3.80:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

OR cpe:/a:ibm:vios:2.2.5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

OR cpe:/a:ibm:vios:2.2.5.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

OR cpe:/a:ibm:vios:2.2.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

OR cpe:/a:ibm:vios:2.2.0.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

OR cpe:/a:ibm:vios:2.2.1.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

OR cpe:/a:ibm:vios:2.2.1.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

OR cpe:/a:ibm:vios:2.2.2.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

OR cpe:/a:ibm:vios:2.2.2.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

OR cpe:/a:ibm:vios:2.2.3.50:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

OR cpe:/a:ibm:vios:2.2.3.51:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

OR cpe:/a:ibm:vios:2.2.4.21:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

OR cpe:/a:ibm:vios:2.2.4.22:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

OR cpe:/a:ibm:vios:2.2.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

OR cpe:/a:ibm:vios:2.2.1.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

OR cpe:/a:ibm:vios:2.2.2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

OR cpe:/a:ibm:vios:2.2.2.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

OR cpe:/a:ibm:vios:2.2.3.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

OR cpe:/a:ibm:vios:2.2.3.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

OR cpe:/a:ibm:vios:2.2.4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

OR cpe:/a:ibm:vios:2.2.4.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Configuration CCN 1:

cpe:/o:ibm:aix:6.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

OR cpe:/o:ibm:aix:7.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

OR cpe:/o:ibm:aix:7.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Denotes that component is vulnerable