Security restrictions bypass in IBM AIX - CVE-2017-3533

 

Security restrictions bypass in IBM AIX - CVE-2017-3533

Published: May 24, 2017 / Updated: November 22, 2018


Vulnerability identifier: #VU6670
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:L/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2017-3533
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 attacker to modify information on the target system.

The weakness exists due to unknown error related to the Java SE, Java SE Embedded, JRockit Networking component. A remote attacker can access and modify arbitrary data.


How to mitigate CVE-2017-3533

Install update from vendor's website.

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