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HIGH CVSS 3.0
CVE-2016-6079
IBM AIX Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability
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.

INFO

Published Date :

Feb. 15, 2017, 7:59 p.m.

Last Modified :

April 20, 2025, 1:37 a.m.

Remotely Exploit :

No

Source :

[email protected]
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2016-6079 vulnerability. Even if cvefeed.io is aware of the exact versions of the products that are affected, the information is not represented in the table below.

ID Vendor Product Action
1 Ibm aix
2 Ibm vios
: Total Affected Vendor : 1 | Products : 2
CVSS Scores
The Common Vulnerability Scoring System is a standardized framework for assessing the severity of vulnerabilities in software and systems. We collect and displays CVSS scores from various sources for each CVE.
Score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Score Impact Score Source
CVSS 2.0 HIGH [email protected]
CVSS 3.0 HIGH [email protected]
Solution
This vulnerability allows a locally authenticated user to gain elevated privileges on the system.
  • Apply the appropriate interim fix to address the vulnerability.
  • Reboot the system after installing the fix if necessary.
Public PoC/Exploit Available at Github

CVE-2016-6079 has a 5 public PoC/Exploit available at Github. Go to the Public Exploits tab to see the list.

References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Here, you will find a curated list of external links that provide in-depth information, practical solutions, and valuable tools related to CVE-2016-6079.

URL Resource
http://aix.software.ibm.com/aix/efixes/security/lquerylv_advisory.asc Mitigation Patch Vendor Advisory
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 Mitigation Patch Vendor Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94090
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1037256
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/40710/
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration

While CVE identifies specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2016-6079 is associated with the following CWEs:

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC) stores attack patterns, which are descriptions of the common attributes and approaches employed by adversaries to exploit the CVE-2016-6079 weaknesses.

We scan GitHub repositories to detect new proof-of-concept exploits. Following list is a collection of public exploits and proof-of-concepts, which have been published on GitHub (sorted by the most recently updated).

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Results are limited to the first 15 repositories due to potential performance issues.

The following list is the news that have been mention CVE-2016-6079 vulnerability anywhere in the article.

Results are limited to the first 20 news articles due to potential performance issues.

The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2016-6079 vulnerability over time.

Vulnerability history details can be useful for understanding the evolution of a vulnerability, and for identifying the most recent changes that may impact the vulnerability's severity, exploitability, or other characteristics.

  • CVE Modified by af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

    Nov. 21, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference http://aix.software.ibm.com/aix/efixes/security/lquerylv_advisory.asc
    Added Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94090
    Added Reference http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1037256
    Added Reference https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/40710/
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    May. 14, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
  • CPE Deprecation Remap by [email protected]

    Aug. 31, 2021

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:o:ibm:vios:2.2.5.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR *cpe:2.3:a:ibm:vios:2.2.5.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • CPE Deprecation Remap by [email protected]

    Aug. 31, 2021

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:o:ibm:vios:2.2.2.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR *cpe:2.3:a:ibm:vios:2.2.2.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • CPE Deprecation Remap by [email protected]

    Aug. 31, 2021

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:o:ibm:vios:2.2.4.23:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR *cpe:2.3:a:ibm:vios:2.2.4.23:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • CPE Deprecation Remap by [email protected]

    Aug. 31, 2021

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:o:ibm:vios:2.2.4.30:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR *cpe:2.3:a:ibm:vios:2.2.4.30:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • CPE Deprecation Remap by [email protected]

    Aug. 31, 2021

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:o:ibm:vios:2.2.3.80:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR *cpe:2.3:a:ibm:vios:2.2.3.80:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • CPE Deprecation Remap by [email protected]

    Aug. 31, 2021

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:o:ibm:vios:2.2.2.70:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR *cpe:2.3:a:ibm:vios:2.2.2.70:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • CPE Deprecation Remap by [email protected]

    Aug. 31, 2021

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:o:ibm:vios:2.2.5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR *cpe:2.3:a:ibm:vios:2.2.5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • CPE Deprecation Remap by [email protected]

    Aug. 31, 2021

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:o:ibm:vios:2.2.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR *cpe:2.3:a:ibm:vios:2.2.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • CPE Deprecation Remap by [email protected]

    Aug. 31, 2021

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:o:ibm:vios:2.2.3.70:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR *cpe:2.3:a:ibm:vios:2.2.3.70:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • CPE Deprecation Remap by [email protected]

    Aug. 31, 2021

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:o:ibm:vios:2.2.4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR *cpe:2.3:a:ibm:vios:2.2.4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • CPE Deprecation Remap by [email protected]

    Aug. 31, 2021

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:o:ibm:vios:2.2.4.22:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR *cpe:2.3:a:ibm:vios:2.2.4.22:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • CPE Deprecation Remap by [email protected]

    Aug. 31, 2021

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:o:ibm:vios:2.2.3.52:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR *cpe:2.3:a:ibm:vios:2.2.3.52:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • CPE Deprecation Remap by [email protected]

    Aug. 31, 2021

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:o:ibm:vios:2.2.3.51:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR *cpe:2.3:a:ibm:vios:2.2.3.51:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • CPE Deprecation Remap by [email protected]

    Aug. 31, 2021

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:o:ibm:vios:2.2.3.50:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR *cpe:2.3:a:ibm:vios:2.2.3.50:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • CPE Deprecation Remap by [email protected]

    Aug. 31, 2021

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:o:ibm:vios:2.2.3.60:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR *cpe:2.3:a:ibm:vios:2.2.3.60:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • CPE Deprecation Remap by [email protected]

    Aug. 31, 2021

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:o:ibm:vios:2.2.4.21:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR *cpe:2.3:a:ibm:vios:2.2.4.21:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • CPE Deprecation Remap by [email protected]

    Aug. 31, 2021

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:o:ibm:vios:2.2.4.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR *cpe:2.3:a:ibm:vios:2.2.4.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • CPE Deprecation Remap by [email protected]

    Aug. 31, 2021

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:o:ibm:vios:2.2.2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR *cpe:2.3:a:ibm:vios:2.2.2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • CPE Deprecation Remap by [email protected]

    Aug. 31, 2021

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:o:ibm:vios:2.2.3.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR *cpe:2.3:a:ibm:vios:2.2.3.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • CPE Deprecation Remap by [email protected]

    Aug. 31, 2021

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:o:ibm:vios:2.2.3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR *cpe:2.3:a:ibm:vios:2.2.3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • CPE Deprecation Remap by [email protected]

    Aug. 31, 2021

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:o:ibm:vios:2.2.0.11:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR *cpe:2.3:a:ibm:vios:2.2.0.11:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • CPE Deprecation Remap by [email protected]

    Aug. 31, 2021

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:o:ibm:vios:2.2.0.12:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR *cpe:2.3:a:ibm:vios:2.2.0.12:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • CPE Deprecation Remap by [email protected]

    Aug. 31, 2021

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:o:ibm:vios:2.2.0.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR *cpe:2.3:a:ibm:vios:2.2.0.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • CPE Deprecation Remap by [email protected]

    Aug. 31, 2021

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:o:ibm:vios:2.2.2.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR *cpe:2.3:a:ibm:vios:2.2.2.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • CPE Deprecation Remap by [email protected]

    Aug. 31, 2021

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:o:ibm:vios:2.2.1.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR *cpe:2.3:a:ibm:vios:2.2.1.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • CPE Deprecation Remap by [email protected]

    Aug. 31, 2021

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:o:ibm:vios:2.2.2.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR *cpe:2.3:a:ibm:vios:2.2.2.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • CPE Deprecation Remap by [email protected]

    Aug. 31, 2021

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:o:ibm:vios:2.2.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR *cpe:2.3:a:ibm:vios:2.2.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • CPE Deprecation Remap by [email protected]

    Aug. 31, 2021

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:o:ibm:vios:2.2.2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR *cpe:2.3:a:ibm:vios:2.2.2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • CPE Deprecation Remap by [email protected]

    Aug. 31, 2021

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:o:ibm:vios:2.2.0.13:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR *cpe:2.3:a:ibm:vios:2.2.0.13:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • CPE Deprecation Remap by [email protected]

    Aug. 31, 2021

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:o:ibm:vios:2.2.1.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR *cpe:2.3:a:ibm:vios:2.2.1.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • CPE Deprecation Remap by [email protected]

    Aug. 31, 2021

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:o:ibm:vios:2.2.1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR *cpe:2.3:a:ibm:vios:2.2.1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • CPE Deprecation Remap by [email protected]

    Aug. 31, 2021

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:o:ibm:vios:2.2.3.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR *cpe:2.3:a:ibm:vios:2.2.3.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • CPE Deprecation Remap by [email protected]

    Aug. 31, 2021

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:o:ibm:vios:2.2.3.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR *cpe:2.3:a:ibm:vios:2.2.3.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • CPE Deprecation Remap by [email protected]

    Aug. 31, 2021

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:o:ibm:vios:2.2.1.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR *cpe:2.3:a:ibm:vios:2.2.1.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • CPE Deprecation Remap by [email protected]

    Aug. 31, 2021

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:o:ibm:vios:2.2.1.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR *cpe:2.3:a:ibm:vios:2.2.1.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • CPE Deprecation Remap by [email protected]

    Aug. 31, 2021

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:o:ibm:vios:2.2.1.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR *cpe:2.3:a:ibm:vios:2.2.1.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • CPE Deprecation Remap by [email protected]

    Aug. 31, 2021

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:o:ibm:vios:2.2.2.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR *cpe:2.3:a:ibm:vios:2.2.2.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • CPE Deprecation Remap by [email protected]

    Aug. 31, 2021

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:o:ibm:vios:2.2.1.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR *cpe:2.3:a:ibm:vios:2.2.1.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • CPE Deprecation Remap by [email protected]

    Aug. 31, 2021

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:o:ibm:vios:2.2.3.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR *cpe:2.3:a:ibm:vios:2.2.3.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Sep. 03, 2017

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/40710/ [No Types Assigned]
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Jul. 28, 2017

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1037256 [No Types Assigned]
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Feb. 17, 2017

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94090 [No Types Assigned]
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Feb. 16, 2017

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added CVSS V2 (AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C)
    Added CVSS V3 AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
    Changed Reference Type http://aix.software.ibm.com/aix/efixes/security/lquerylv_advisory.asc No Types Assigned http://aix.software.ibm.com/aix/efixes/security/lquerylv_advisory.asc Mitigation, Vendor Advisory, Patch
    Added CWE CWE-264
    Added CPE Configuration 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:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:o:ibm:vios:2.2.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:ibm:vios:2.2.0.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:ibm:vios:2.2.0.11:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:ibm:vios:2.2.0.12:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:ibm:vios:2.2.0.13:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:ibm:vios:2.2.1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:ibm:vios:2.2.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:ibm:vios:2.2.1.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:ibm:vios:2.2.1.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:ibm:vios:2.2.1.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:ibm:vios:2.2.1.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:ibm:vios:2.2.1.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:ibm:vios:2.2.1.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:ibm:vios:2.2.2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:ibm:vios:2.2.2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:ibm:vios:2.2.2.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:ibm:vios:2.2.2.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:ibm:vios:2.2.2.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:ibm:vios:2.2.2.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:ibm:vios:2.2.2.70:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:ibm:vios:2.2.3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:ibm:vios:2.2.3.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:ibm:vios:2.2.3.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:ibm:vios:2.2.3.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:ibm:vios:2.2.3.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:ibm:vios:2.2.3.50:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:ibm:vios:2.2.3.51:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:ibm:vios:2.2.3.52:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:ibm:vios:2.2.3.60:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:ibm:vios:2.2.3.70:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:ibm:vios:2.2.3.80:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:ibm:vios:2.2.4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:ibm:vios:2.2.4.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:ibm:vios:2.2.4.21:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:ibm:vios:2.2.4.22:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:ibm:vios:2.2.4.23:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:ibm:vios:2.2.4.30:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:ibm:vios:2.2.5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:ibm:vios:2.2.5.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days. Following chart shows the EPSS score history of the vulnerability.
Vulnerability Scoring Details
Base CVSS Score: 7.8
Attack Vector
Attack Complexity
Privileges Required
User Interaction
Scope
Confidentiality Impact
Integrity Impact
Availability Impact
Base CVSS Score: 7.2
Access Vector
Access Complexity
Authentication
Confidentiality Impact
Integrity Impact
Availability Impact
Exploit Prediction

EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.

2.05 }} -0.02%

score

0.82255

percentile