Security restrictions bypass in IBM AIX - CVE-2017-3509

Vulnerability identifier: #VU6668

CSH Severity: Low

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

CVE-ID: CVE-2017-3509

CWE-ID: CWE-200

Exploitation vector: Remote access

Exploit availability: No public exploit available

Vendor: IBM Corporation

Affected software:
IBM AIX

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to gain access to potentially sensitive information on the target system.

The weakness exists due to unknown error. A remote attacker can read and modify arbitrary files.

Install update from vendor's website.

• http://aix.software.ibm.com/aix/efixes/security/java_apr2017_advisory.asc