IBM AIX 6.1, 7.1, and 7.2 could allow a local user to exploit a vulnerability in the…
Priority LOW 34Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Local
- Privileges required
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- —
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · High · High
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA.
Summary
IBM AIX 6.1, 7.1, and 7.2 could allow a local user to exploit a vulnerability in the bellmail binary to gain root privileges.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.00366 30th percentileScored 2026-11-07
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
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| IBM | AIX | 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 | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- 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
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2017-1093
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-p5j5-mcxv-pgv8
References
More IBM Aix vulnerabilities
- 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
Sources
- CVE-2017-1093 · CVE Program
- CVE-2017-1093 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-p5j5-mcxv-pgv8 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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