CVE-2017-1692

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Published Feb 7, 2018 CVSS 3.0 · 7.8 High EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed

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 X-Force ID: 134067.

Affected Products

Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

IBM

AIX

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`6.1`	affected	—
`5.3`	affected	—
`7.1`	affected	—
`7.2`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

OR	cpe:2.3:o:ibm:aix:5.3:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:o:ibm:aix:6.1:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:o:ibm:aix:7.1:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:o:ibm:aix:7.2:::::::*

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Remediation

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Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2017-10708	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 X-Force ID: 134067.

Metrics

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

Attack Vector Local

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required Low

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact High

Integrity Impact High

Availability Impact High

User Interaction None

Access Vector Local

Access Complexity Low

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact Complete

Integrity Impact Complete

Availability Impact Complete

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

Exploit prediction score: < 1% (0.364% probability within 30 days)

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
http://aix.software.ibm.com/aix/efixes/security/suid_advisory.asc
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1040330
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/134067

History

No history.

Subscriptions

Ibm Aix

Weaknesses

NVD-CWE-noinfo

Sources

CVE record Updated: Sep 17, 2024, 1:22 AM

Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: ibm
Published: Feb 7, 2018, 5:00 PM
Updated: Sep 17, 2024, 1:22 AM
Reserved: Nov 30, 2016, 12:00 AM

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Vulnrichment No data

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NVD Updated: Jun 17, 2026, 1:14 AM

Status: Modified
Published: Feb 7, 2018, 5:29 PM
Modified: Jun 17, 2026, 1:14 AM

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