7.8
HIGH
CVE-2016-8972
IBM AIX Local Privilege Escalation (Elevation of Privilege)
Description

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.

INFO

Published Date :

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

Last Modified :

Aug. 31, 2021, 3:44 p.m.

Source :

[email protected]

Remotely Exploitable :

No

Impact Score :

5.9

Exploitability Score :

1.8
Public PoC/Exploit Available at Github

CVE-2016-8972 has a 5 public PoC/Exploit available at Github. Go to the Public Exploits tab to see the list.

Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2016-8972 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
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-2016-8972.

URL Resource
http://aix.software.ibm.com/aix/efixes/security/bellmail_advisory.asc Mitigation Patch Vendor Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94979 Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1037480
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/40950/

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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The following list is the news that have been mention CVE-2016-8972 vulnerability anywhere in the article.

The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2016-8972 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 [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/40950/ [No Types Assigned]
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Jul. 27, 2017

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1037480 [No Types Assigned]
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Feb. 17, 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/bellmail_advisory.asc No Types Assigned http://aix.software.ibm.com/aix/efixes/security/bellmail_advisory.asc Mitigation, Vendor Advisory, Patch
    Changed Reference Type http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94979 No Types Assigned http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94979 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
    Added CWE CWE-264
    Added CPE Configuration OR *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:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Feb. 17, 2017

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94979 [No Types Assigned]
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.
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration

While CVE identifies specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2016-8972 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-2016-8972 weaknesses.

Exploit Prediction

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

0.04 }} 0.00%

score

0.10746

percentile

CVSS30 - Vulnerability Scoring System
Attack Vector
Attack Complexity
Privileges Required
User Interaction
Scope
Confidentiality
Integrity
Availability
: