Vulnerability in HP Hp-Ux
CVE-2016-5995
Untrusted search path vulnerability in IBM DB2 9.7 through FP11, 10.1 through FP5, 10.5 before FP8, and 11.1 GA on Linux, AIX, and HP-UX allows local users to gain privileges via a Trojan horse library that is accessed by a setuid or setgid program.
EPSS: 0.004 (33.9th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 7.3 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.
Affected products
- Hp Hp-ux
- Ibm Aix
- Ibm Db2 — versions 9.7, 9.7.0.1, 9.7.0.2
- Ibm Db2_connect — versions 9.7, 9.7.0.1, 9.7.0.2
- Linux Linux_kernel
- N/a — versions n/a
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- psirt@us.ibm.com (Permissions Required, vendor-advisory, x_refsource_AIXAPAR)
- psirt@us.ibm.com (vendor-advisory, Vendor Advisory, x_refsource_AIXAPAR)
- psirt@us.ibm.com (vdb-entry, x_refsource_SECTRACK)
- psirt@us.ibm.com (vdb-entry, x_refsource_BID)
- psirt@us.ibm.com (Permissions Required, vendor-advisory, x_refsource_AIXAPAR)
- psirt@us.ibm.com (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Patch, Vendor Advisory)
- psirt@us.ibm.com (Permissions Required, vendor-advisory, x_refsource_AIXAPAR)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2016-5995?
- CVE-2016-5995 is a high-severity vulnerability in HP Hp-Ux, classified under CWE-264. CVSS score: 7.3/10. Published 2016-10-01.
- How severe is CVE-2016-5995?
- High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.3 out of 10.
- Is CVE-2016-5995 known to be exploited?
- 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.