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IBM AIX: bellmail_advisory2 (CVE-2017-1093): Vulnerability in bellmail affects AIX

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IBM AIX: bellmail_advisory2 (CVE-2017-1093): Vulnerability in bellmail affects AIX

Severity
7
CVSS
(AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C)
Published
02/02/2017
Created
07/25/2018
Added
11/30/2017
Modified
12/01/2017

Description

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.

Solution(s)

  • ibm-aix-bellmail_advisory2

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