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.
Published · last modified .
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.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.004 (33.2th percentile), scored .
Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 33rd percentile — 33.2% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.004 · newest: 0.004 · change: 0.000
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 Kernel
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss (Permissions Required, vendor-advisory)
- www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss (vendor-advisory, Vendor Advisory)
- www.securitytracker.com/id/1036837 (vdb-entry)
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/93012 (vdb-entry)
- www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss (Permissions Required, vendor-advisory)
- www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss (Patch, Vendor Advisory)
- www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss (Permissions Required, vendor-advisory)
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.