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CVE-2016-8944

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Published: Feb 15, 2017Modified: May 13, 2026

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5.5
Vector
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Exploitability: 1.8 / Impact: 3.6
Source: NVD

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.

Affected (2)

Products: Ibm: Aix
Ibm
1 product
Aix
Configuration A
2 vulnerable
Vulnerable SoftwareAffected Versions
Ibm
Aix
Version 7.1
Aix
Version 7.2

Related CWEs

CWE-20
Improper Input Validation
The product receives input or data, but it does not validate or incorrectly validates that the input has the properties that are required to process the data safely and correctly.

References (6)

Source: psirt@us.ibm.com
MitigationPatchVendor Advisory
Source: psirt@us.ibm.com
Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
Source: psirt@us.ibm.com
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
MitigationPatchVendor Advisory
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

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