Privilege Escalation Vulnerability in IBM AIX Bellmail Client

CVE-2016-8972 · HIGH Severity

AV:L/AC:L/AU:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

IBM AIX 6.1, 7.1, and 7.2 could allow a local user to gain root privileges using a specially crafted command within the bellmail client. IBM APARs: IV91006, IV91007, IV91008, IV91010, IV91011.

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