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TI-2016-02555 Aliases CVE-2016-3053GHSA-434w-vx58-3f68

Access control flaw in IBM AIX

Priority LOW 39CWE-264Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Local
Privileges required
Low
User interaction
None
Attack complexity
Low
Impact type
Security bypass
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
High · High · High
Fix status
No fix listed

Attack profile from CVSS 3.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-264.

Summary

IBM AIX contains an unspecified vulnerability that would allow a locally authenticated user to obtain root level privileges.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.02473 84th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Public exploit Yes 1 exploit referenceTagged by the CNA
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet

SSVC decision points

Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
IBMAIX3.4; 3.2.0; 4.1.1; 4.1.2; 4.1.3; 4.1.4; 4.1.5; 4.2.0; 4.2.1.12; 430; 5; 5.1L; 5.2.2; 5.2 L; 5.3 L; 5.3.7; 4.3; 4.3.2; 4; 5.2; 4.3.1; 4.3.3.10; 3.1; 4.2.1; 4.2; 2.2.1; 5.1; 4.3.3; 4.1; 3.2.5; 3.2; 3.2.4; 6.1; 5.3; 5.2.0.50; 5.2.0.54; 5.3.0.10; 5.3.0.20; 5.2.0; 5.3.0; 5.3.8; 6.1.1; 6.1.2; 5.3.9; 6.1.0; 7.1; 1.2.1; 1.3; 4.0; 4.3.0; 5.1.0.10; 5.3_ml03; 5L; 7.2—No fix listedCNA
  • AIX VendorIBM Affected 3.4; 3.2.0; 4.1.1; 4.1.2; 4.1.3; 4.1.4; 4.1.5; 4.2.0; 4.2.1.12; 430; 5; 5.1L; 5.2.2; 5.2 L; 5.3 L; 5.3.7; 4.3; 4.3.2; 4; 5.2; 4.3.1; 4.3.3.10; 3.1; 4.2.1; 4.2; 2.2.1; 5.1; 4.3.3; 4.1; 3.2.5; 3.2; 3.2.4; 6.1; 5.3; 5.2.0.50; 5.2.0.54; 5.3.0.10; 5.3.0.20; 5.2.0; 5.3.0; 5.3.8; 6.1.1; 6.1.2; 5.3.9; 6.1.0; 7.1; 1.2.1; 1.3; 4.0; 4.3.0; 5.1.0.10; 5.3_ml03; 5L; 7.2 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 1

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:o:ibm:aix:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*all versionsVulnerableIBM
  • cpe:2.3:o:ibm:aix:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions all versions Vulnerable ·IBM

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2016-3053
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-434w-vx58-3f68

References

Exploit 1

Advisory 1

  • TI-2001-00767 Buffer overflow in login in various System V based operating systems allows remote… CVSS 2.0HIGH 10.0
  • TI-2003-00642 The prescan function in Sendmail 8.12.9 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code… CVSS 2.0HIGH 10.0
  • TI-2009-03523 Stack-based buffer overflow in libcsa.a (aka the calendar daemon library) in IBM AIX 5.x… CVSS 2.0HIGH 10.0
  • TI-1999-00045 Buffer overflow of rlogin program using TERM environmental variable. CVSS 2.0HIGH 10.0
  • TI-2001-00539 Buffer overflow in BSD-based telnetd telnet daemon on various operating systems allows… CVSS 2.0HIGH 10.0
  • TI-1999-00009 Inverse query buffer overflow in BIND 4.9 and BIND 8 Releases. CVSS 2.0HIGH 10.0
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Sources

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