CVE-2012-4833 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

fuser in IBM AIX 6.1 and 7.1, and VIOS 2.2.1.4-FP-25 SP-02, does not properly restrict the -k option, which allows local users to kill arbitrary processes via a crafted command line.

Published: 2012-10-01

Score: 2.1 Low

EPSS: < 1% Very Low

KEV: No

Impact:

Action:

Analysis

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Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

n/a

n/a

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

OR	cpe:2.3:a:ibm:vios:2.2.1.4:fp-25_sp-02::::::
	cpe:2.3:o:ibm:aix:6.1:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:o:ibm:aix:7.1:::::::*

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Remediation

No vendor fix or workaround currently provided.

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Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2012-4758	fuser in IBM AIX 6.1 and 7.1, and VIOS 2.2.1.4-FP-25 SP-02, does not properly restrict the -k option, which allows local users to kill arbitrary processes via a crafted command line.

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Local

Access Complexity Low

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact None

Integrity Impact None

Availability Impact Partial

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.00054.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
http://aix.software.ibm.com/aix/efixes/security/fuser_advisory.asc
http://secunia.com/advisories/50708
http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=isg1IV28151
http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=isg1IV28749
http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=isg1IV28754
http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=isg1IV28756
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/55726
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1027586
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/78907

History

No history.

Subscriptions

Ibm Aix Vios

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: ibm

Published: 2012-10-01T18:00:00.000Z

Updated: 2024-08-06T20:50:17.513Z

Reserved: 2012-09-06T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2012-4833

Vulnrichment

No data.

NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2012-10-01T18:55:01.127

Modified: 2026-04-29T01:13:23.040

Link: CVE-2012-4833

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

No data.

Weaknesses

CWE-264

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