AIX vulnerabilities
60 known vulnerabilities in AIX from IBM. 60 are rated high or critical. Each entry lists the affected versions and the release that fixes it, where the vendor has published one.
Latest first
- 7.8 High severity
AIX: Out-of-bounds Write
IBM AIX 7.2, and 7.3 and IBM PowerVM VIOS 4.1 could allow a local attacker to cause kernel memory corruption due to insufficient validation. A crafted filesystem image can trigger an out-of-bounds kernel-stack write during directory reads, causing a system cra
- 8.8 High severity
AIX: Improper Privilege Management
IBM AIX 7.2, and 7.3 and IBM PowerVM VIOS 4.1 has a vulnerability in cmdnim that may allow an unprivileged local user to executes the payload as root.
- 7.5 High severity
AIX: Use of Uninitialized Resource
IBM AIX 7.2, and 7.3 and IBM PowerVM VIOS 4.1 A stack memory corruption vulnerability exists in the AIX IPsec ESP decapsulation handler. Successful exploitation may corrupt kernel stack state and cause a system crash, resulting in denial of service.
- 7.5 High severity
AIX: Uncontrolled Resource Consumption
IBM AIX 7.2, and 7.3 and IBM PowerVM VIOS 4.1 allows a remote unauthenticated attacker can send a crafted UDP packet to a reachable RPC service, resulting in complete system unavailability and requiring an LPAR restart.
- 8.8 High severity
AIX: Untrusted Pointer Dereference
IBM AIX 7.2, and 7.3 and IBM PowerVM VIOS 4.1 has a pointer validation flaw exists in the AIX Virtual SCSI (vSCSI) initiator driver. Successful exploitation may result in denial of service, privilege escalation, or full compromise of the client LPAR kernel.
- 7.8 High severity
AIX: Untrusted Pointer Dereference
IBM AIX 7.2, and 7.3 and IBM PowerVM VIOS 4.1 could allow a local attacker to execute arbitrary code due to improper validation of an attacker-controlled pointer.
- 9.9 Critical severity
AIX: Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an OS Command
IBM AIX 7.2, and 7.3 and IBM PowerVM VIOS 4.1 could allow a remote authenticated attacker to execute arbitrary commands due to improper neutralization of special elements used in an OS command.
- 8.8 High severity
AIX: Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an OS Command
IBM AIX 7.2, and 7.3 and IBM PowerVM VIOS 4.1 could allow a remote authenticated attacker to execute arbitrary commands due to improper neutralization of special elements used in an OS command.
- 9.1 Critical severity
AIX: Out-of-bounds Read
IBM AIX 7.2, and 7.3 and IBM PowerVM VIOS 4.1 could allow a remote authenticated attacker to obtain sensitive information or cause a denial of service due to an out-of-bounds read.
- 9.1 Critical severity
AIX: Integer Underflow (Wrap or Wraparound)
IBM AIX 7.2, and 7.3 and IBM PowerVM VIOS 4.1 could allow a remote attacker to cause a denial of service and potentially disclose sensitive information due to an integer underflow.
- 9.1 Critical severity
AIX: Out-of-bounds Read
IBM AIX 7.2, and 7.3 and IBM PowerVM VIOS 4.1 could allow a remote attacker to obtain sensitive information and cause a denial of service due to an out-of-bounds read.
- 7.5 High severity
AIX: Allocation of Resources Without Limits or Throttling
IBM AIX 7.2, and 7.3 and IBM PowerVM VIOS 4.1 could allow a remote attacker to cause a denial of service due to improper validation of an allocation size.
- 8.8 High severity
AIX: Out-of-bounds Write
IBM AIX 7.2, and 7.3 and IBM PowerVM VIOS 4.1 could allow a remote authenticated attacker to execute arbitrary code due to a stack-based buffer overflow.
- 7.5 High severity
AIX: Allocation of Resources Without Limits or Throttling
IBM AIX 7.2, and 7.3 and IBM PowerVM VIOS 4.1 could allow a remote attacker to cause a denial of service due to improper validation of an array size field.
- 9.8 Critical severity
AIX: Integer Overflow or Wraparound
IBM AIX 7.2, and 7.3 and IBM PowerVM VIOS 4.1 could allow a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code due to an integer overflow during size computation.
- 9.1 Critical severity
AIX: Exposure of Sensitive Information to an Unauthorized Actor
IBM AIX 7.2, and 7.3 and IBM PowerVM VIOS 4.1 could allow a remote attacker to obtain sensitive information and cause a denial of service due to a kernel heap over-read.
- 7.1 High severity
AIX: Out-of-bounds Read
IBM AIX 7.2, and 7.3 and IBM PowerVM VIOS 4.1 could allow a local attacker to obtain sensitive information or cause a denial of service due to an out-of-bounds read.
- 9.1 Critical severity
AIX: Out-of-bounds Write
IBM AIX 7.2, and 7.3 and IBM PowerVM VIOS 4.1 could allow a remote attacker to compromise the confidentiality and integrity of the system due to an out-of-bounds write.
- 7.0 High severity
AIX: Time-of-check Time-of-use (TOCTOU) Race Condition
IBM AIX 7.2, and 7.3 and IBM PowerVM VIOS 4.1 could allow a local attacker to gain elevated privileges due to a time-of-check to time-of-use (TOCTOU) race condition.
- 8.8 High severity
AIX: Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an OS Command
IBM AIX 7.2, and 7.3 and IBM PowerVM VIOS 4.1 could allow a local attacker to execute arbitrary commands due to improper validation of the ODMDIR environment variable.
- 7.0 High severity
AIX: Time-of-check Time-of-use (TOCTOU) Race Condition
IBM AIX 7.2, and 7.3 and IBM PowerVM VIOS 4.1 could allow a local attacker to gain root privileges due to a time-of-check to time-of-use (TOCTOU) race condition.
- 9.1 Critical severity
AIX: External Control of File Name or Path
IBM AIX 7.2, and 7.3 and IBM PowerVM VIOS 4.1 could allow a remote attacker to overwrite arbitrary files due to improper neutralization of special elements in input.
- 7.5 High severity
AIX: Incorrect Calculation of Buffer Size
IBM AIX 7.2, and 7.3 and IBM PowerVM VIOS 4.1 could allow a remote attacker to cause a denial of service due to an improper calculation of a memory offset during IPsec decapsulation.
- 7.0 High severity
AIX: Time-of-check Time-of-use (TOCTOU) Race Condition
IBM AIX 7.2, and 7.3 and IBM PowerVM VIOS 4.1 could allow a local attacker to execute arbitrary code due to a time-of-check to time-of-use (TOCTOU) race condition.
- 9.8 Critical severity
AIX: Access of Resource Using Incompatible Type
IBM AIX 7.2, and 7.3 and IBM PowerVM VIOS 4.1 could allow a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code due to improper validation of network-supplied pointers.
- 9.6 Critical severity
AIX: Out-of-bounds Write
IBM AIX 7.2, and 7.3 and IBM PowerVM VIOS 4.1 could allow a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service due to an out-of-bounds write.
- 9.8 Critical severity
AIX: Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an OS Command
IBM AIX 7.2, and 7.3 and IBM PowerVM VIOS 4.1 could allow a remote attacker to execute arbitrary commands due to improper neutralization of special elements used in an OS command.
- 8.8 High severity
AIX: Stack-based Buffer Overflow
IBM AIX 7.2, and 7.3 and IBM PowerVM VIOS 4.1 could allow a remote authenticated attacker to execute arbitrary code due to a stack-based buffer overflow.
- 7.8 High severity
AIX: Improper Privilege Management
IBM AIX 7.2, and 7.3 and IBM PowerVM VIOS 4.1 could allow a local attacker to obtain root privileges due to improper enforcement of RBAC authentication roles.
- 7.8 High severity
AIX: Untrusted Search Path
IBM AIX 7.2, and 7.3 and IBM PowerVM VIOS 4.1 could allow a local attacker to execute arbitrary code due to improperly scrubbed environment variables.
- 8.2 High severity
AIX: Improper Authentication
IBM AIX 7.2, and 7.3 and IBM PowerVM VIOS 4.1 could allow a remote attacker to manipulate network traffic and DNS configuration due to improper authentication.
- 8.8 High severity
AIX: Improper Privilege Management
IBM AIX 7.2, and 7.3 and IBM PowerVM VIOS 4.1 could allow a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code due to command injection via crafted Router Advertisements.
- 8.8 High severity
AIX: Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an OS Command
IBM AIX 7.2, and 7.3 and IBM PowerVM VIOS 4.1 could allow a remote attacker to execute arbitrary commands due to improper neutralization of shell metacharacters in DHCP options.
- 8.8 High severity
AIX: Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an OS Command
IBM AIX 7.2, and 7.3 and IBM PowerVM VIOS 4.1 could allow a remote attacker to execute arbitrary commands due to improper neutralization of special elements used in an OS command.
- 8.8 High severity
AIX: Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an OS Command
IBM AIX 7.2, and 7.3 and IBM PowerVM VIOS 4.1 could allow a remote attacker to execute arbitrary commands due to improper neutralization of special elements used in an OS command.
- 9.4 Critical severity
AIX: Out-of-bounds Read
IBM AIX 7.2, and 7.3 and IBM PowerVM VIOS 4.1 could allow a remote attacker to obtain sensitive information due to an integer underflow in the IPv4 IP-options parser.
- 7.0 High severity
AIX: Time-of-check Time-of-use (TOCTOU) Race Condition
IBM AIX 7.2, and 7.3 and IBM PowerVM VIOS 4.1 could allow a local attacker to overwrite critical files and obtain sensitive information due to a time-of-check to time-of-use (TOCTOU) race condition.
- 7.5 High severity
AIX: Uncontrolled Resource Consumption
IBM AIX 7.2, and 7.3 and IBM PowerVM VIOS 4.1 could allow a remote attacker to cause a denial of service due to improper handling of a missing SSL client certificate.
- 9.3 Critical severity
AIX: Improper Certificate Validation
IBM AIX 7.2, and 7.3 and IBM PowerVM VIOS 4.1 could allow a remote attacker to impersonate the TNC policy server and modify traffic due to improper certificate validation.
- 7.7 High severity
AIX: Time-of-check Time-of-use (TOCTOU) Race Condition
IBM AIX 7.2, and 7.3 and IBM PowerVM VIOS 4.1 could allow a local attacker to cause a denial of service and compromise data integrity due to a time-of-check time-of-use race condition.