HIGH
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
Published Feb 2, 2017
7.8
HIGHCVSS 3.0
EPSS 0.37%
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
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- Version 1.2.1StatusaffectedConstraints-
- Version 1.3StatusaffectedConstraints-
- Version 2.2.1StatusaffectedConstraints-
- Version 3.1StatusaffectedConstraints-
- Version 3.2StatusaffectedConstraints-
- Version 3.2.0StatusaffectedConstraints-
- Version 3.2.4StatusaffectedConstraints-
- Version 3.2.5StatusaffectedConstraints-
- Version 3.4StatusaffectedConstraints-
- Version 4StatusaffectedConstraints-
- Version 4.0StatusaffectedConstraints-
- Version 4.1StatusaffectedConstraints-
- Version 4.1.1StatusaffectedConstraints-
- Version 4.1.2StatusaffectedConstraints-
- Version 4.1.3StatusaffectedConstraints-
- Version 4.1.4StatusaffectedConstraints-
- Version 4.1.5StatusaffectedConstraints-
- Version 4.2StatusaffectedConstraints-
- Version 4.2.0StatusaffectedConstraints-
- Version 4.2.1StatusaffectedConstraints-
- Version 4.2.1.12StatusaffectedConstraints-
- Version 4.3StatusaffectedConstraints-
- Version 4.3.0StatusaffectedConstraints-
- Version 4.3.1StatusaffectedConstraints-
- Version 4.3.2StatusaffectedConstraints-
- Version 4.3.3StatusaffectedConstraints-
- Version 4.3.3.10StatusaffectedConstraints-
- Version 430StatusaffectedConstraints-
- Version 5StatusaffectedConstraints-
- Version 5.1StatusaffectedConstraints-
- Version 5.1.0.10StatusaffectedConstraints-
- Version 5.1LStatusaffectedConstraints-
- Version 5.2StatusaffectedConstraints-
- Version 5.2 LStatusaffectedConstraints-
- Version 5.2.0StatusaffectedConstraints-
- Version 5.2.0.50StatusaffectedConstraints-
- Version 5.2.0.54StatusaffectedConstraints-
- Version 5.2.2StatusaffectedConstraints-
- Version 5.3StatusaffectedConstraints-
- Version 5.3 LStatusaffectedConstraints-
- Version 5.3.0StatusaffectedConstraints-
- Version 5.3.0.10StatusaffectedConstraints-
- Version 5.3.0.20StatusaffectedConstraints-
- Version 5.3.7StatusaffectedConstraints-
- Version 5.3.8StatusaffectedConstraints-
- Version 5.3.9StatusaffectedConstraints-
- Version 5.3_ml03StatusaffectedConstraints-
- Version 5LStatusaffectedConstraints-
- Version 6.1StatusaffectedConstraints-
- Version 6.1.0StatusaffectedConstraints-
- Version 6.1.1StatusaffectedConstraints-
- Version 6.1.2StatusaffectedConstraints-
- Version 7.1StatusaffectedConstraints-
- Version 7.2StatusaffectedConstraints-
- Version
Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).
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| IBM Corporation | AIX | n/a |
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No data.
No Red Hat product state for this CVE.
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
7.8 HIGH NVD
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Attack Vector Local
Attack Complexity Low
Privileges Required Low
User Interaction None
Scope Unchanged
Confidentiality Impact High
Integrity Impact High
Availability Impact High
7.2 HIGH NVD
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
Access Vector Local
Access Complexity Low
Authentication None
Confidentiality Impact Complete
Integrity Impact Complete
Availability Impact Complete
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
0.37% 0.00366
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
EPSS probability 0.00366
Score over time
2021–2026- EPSS v1
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v1
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (13 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 0.37% (0.00366) | 28.08th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 0.37% (0.00366) | 28.19th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 0.05% (0.00047) | 11.63th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.04% (0.00042) | 5.07th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.04% (0.00042) | 5.63th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 0.89% (0.00890) | 30.33th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Sep 10, 2022 | 0.89% (0.00890) | 28.64th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 0.89% (0.00890) | 26.62th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 0.89% (0.00890) | 12.04th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 3, 2022 | 3.40% (0.03402) | 67.44th | v1 |
| Jan 6, 2022 | 3.40% (0.03402) | 67.13th | v1 |
| Sep 1, 2021 | 3.40% (0.03402) | 81.77th | v1 |
| Apr 14, 2021 | 3.40% (0.03402) | 0.00th | v1 |
Weaknesses (0)
No CWE recorded.
References (3)
- http://aix.software.ibm.com/aix/efixes/security/bellmail_advisory2.asc x_refsource_CONFIRMVendor Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/95891 vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1037748 vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACK
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://aix.software.ibm.com/aix/efixes/security/bellmail_advisory2.asc | x_refsource_CONFIRMVendor Advisory | |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/95891 | vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry | |
| http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1037748 | vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACK |
Change history (0)
No recorded changes yet.
Sources
CVE.org / MITRE
Status PUBLISHED
Assigner ibm
Published Feb 2, 2017
Updated Aug 5, 2024
Reserved Nov 30, 2016
Link CVE-2017-1093
CISA Vulnrichment
Updated n/a