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High severity7.8NVD Advisory· Published Feb 2, 2017· Updated Jun 17, 2026

CVE-2017-1093

CVE-2017-1093

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.

Affected products

5

IBM/Aix5 versions
cpe:2.3:o:ibm:aix:6.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 4 more
- cpe:2.3:o:ibm:aix:6.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:ibm:aix:7.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:ibm:aix:7.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- (no CPE)range: 6.1, 7.1, and 7.2
- (no CPE)range: 3.4

Patches

Vulnerability mechanics

References

3

aix.software.ibm.com/aix/efixes/security/bellmail_advisory2.ascnvdVendor Advisory
www.securityfocus.com/bid/95891nvdThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
www.securitytracker.com/id/1037748nvd

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