01 Record
CVE-2012-0723
The kernel in IBM AIX 5.3, 6.1, and 7.1, and VIOS 2.2.1.4-FP-25 SP-02, does not properly implement the dupmsg system call, which allows local users to cause a denial of service (system crash) via a
UnratedPUBLISHEDCNA: ibm
CNA base scoreUnratedNo CNA CVSS vector
02 Description
The kernel in IBM AIX 5.3, 6.1, and 7.1, and VIOS 2.2.1.4-FP-25 SP-02, does not properly implement the dupmsg system call, which allows local users to cause a denial of service (system crash) via a
03 Exploitation and scoring
- Exploitation
- Not assessed. CISA has not published an exploitation assessment for this record, and it is not in the KEV catalog. That is an absence of assessment, not a finding of no risk.
- SSVC decision
- Not assessed by CISA
- EPSS probability
- 0.38% probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.
- EPSS percentile
- Equal to or higher than the score of 32.3% of scored records. A rank, not a probability.
- NVD base score
- The NVD has published no score for this record
- NVD CVSS vector
- No NVD score to derive
- NVD analysis status
- Modified. NVD last modified this record on 2026-06-16.
- Red Hat severity
- No Red Hat rating. Red Hat rates the CVEs that affect its products.
Exploit-prediction scores from FIRST. Independent scoring and analysis status from the NVD. Vendor severity from Red Hat. Exploitation assessment and catalog membership from CISA.
04 Metadata
- Published
- 2012-07-30 19:00Z14 YR AGO
- Last updated
- 2024-08-06 18:38Z2 YR AGO
- Reserved
- 2012-01-17
- Assigning CNA
- ibm
- Record state
- PUBLISHED
- Severity
- Not rated by the issuing CNA
- CNA CVSS vector
- Not published by the issuing CNA
- Weaknesses
- CWE-20Improper Input ValidationClass
- Data version
- 5.1
- Document digest
- d1387f79a9ff706ad275c471b355b7acb480d66367f6d21f91e65fb7f769cb8f
05 Affected products
06 References
- www.ibm.comIV22696http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=isg1IV22696
- aix.software.ibm.comhttp://aix.software.ibm.com/aix/efixes/security/syscall_advisory.asc
- www.ibm.comIV22694http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=isg1IV22694
- www.ibm.comIV22697http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=isg1IV22697
- exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.comaix-dupmsg-dos(74134)https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/74134
- www.securitytracker.com1027315http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1027315
- www.ibm.comIV22695http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=isg1IV22695
- www.ibm.comIV22693http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=isg1IV22693