Main Vulnerability Database Vulnerabilities #VU10446

Privilege escalation in IBM AIX - CVE-2018-1383

Published: February 9, 2018 / Updated: February 12, 2018

Vulnerability identifier: #VU10446

CSH Severity: Low

CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear

CVE-ID: CVE-2018-1383

CWE-ID: CWE-264

Exploitation vector: Remote access

Exploit availability: No public exploit available

Vendor: IBM Corporation

Affected software:
IBM AIX

Detailed vulnerability description

The vulnerability allows a remote authenticated attacker to gain elevated privileges on the target system.

The vulnerability exists due to an unspecified flaw. A remote attacker can gain root privileges on a different target system.

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