High severity7.8NVD Advisory· Published Feb 7, 2018· Updated Jun 17, 2026

CVE-2017-1692

Description

IBM AIX 5.3, 6.1, 7.1, and 7.2 contains an unspecified vulnerability that would allow a locally authenticated user to obtain root level privileges. IBM X-Force ID: 134067.

Affected products

IBM/Aix6 versions
cpe:2.3:o:ibm:aix:5.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 5 more
- cpe:2.3:o:ibm:aix:5.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- 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: 5.3, 6.1, 7.1, and 7.2
- (no CPE)range: 6.1

Patches

Vulnerability mechanics

References

aix.software.ibm.com/aix/efixes/security/suid_advisory.ascnvdVendor Advisory
www.securitytracker.com/id/1040330nvdThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/134067nvdVDB EntryVendor Advisory

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