What is CVE-2016-8944?

CVE-2016-8944 is a medium-severity vulnerability in IBM Aix, classified under Improper Input Validation. CVSS score: 5.5/10. Published 2017-02-15.

How severe is CVE-2016-8944?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.5 out of 10.

Improper input validation in IBM Aix

CVE-2016-8944

IBM AIX 7.1 and 7.2 allows a local user to open a file with a specially crafted argument that would crash the system. IBM APARs: IV91488, IV91487, IV91456, IV90234.

Vulnerability class: Drupalgeddon 2 (CVE-2018-7600)

Published 2017-02-15 · last modified 2026-06-17.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 5.5 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.004 (26.5th percentile), scored 2026-09-30.

Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 27th percentile — 26.5% 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

IBM Aix — versions 7.1, 7.2
IBM Corporation Aix — versions 7.2, 7, 1

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-20 — Improper Input Validation

References

aix.software.ibm.com/aix/efixes/security/sysproc_advisory.asc (Patch, Mitigation, Vendor Advisory)
www.securitytracker.com/id/1037759 (vdb-entry)
www.securityfocus.com/bid/95888 (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2016-8944?: CVE-2016-8944 is a medium-severity vulnerability in IBM Aix, classified under Improper Input Validation. CVSS score: 5.5/10. Published 2017-02-15.
How severe is CVE-2016-8944?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.5 out of 10.