01 Record
CVE-2012-4833
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.
UnratedPUBLISHEDCNA: ibm
CNA base scoreUnratedNo CNA CVSS vector
02 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.
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 32.2% 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
- 2012-10-01 18:00Z14 YR AGO
- Last updated
- 2024-08-06 20:50Z2 YR AGO
- Reserved
- 2012-09-06
- Assigning CNA
- ibm
- Record state
- PUBLISHED
- Severity
- Not rated by the issuing CNA
- CNA CVSS vector
- Not published by the issuing CNA
- Weaknesses
- Data version
- 5.1
- Document digest
- 8890a9e682becbc4384730d3dc18c00537100d2fff8b1ca9d8c0fc43b874afaf
05 Affected products
06 References
- exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.comaix-fuser-kill-process(78907)https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/78907
- www.ibm.comIV28756http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=isg1IV28756
- www.ibm.comIV28754http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=isg1IV28754
- aix.software.ibm.comhttp://aix.software.ibm.com/aix/efixes/security/fuser_advisory.asc
- www.ibm.comIV28151http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=isg1IV28151
- secunia.com50708http://secunia.com/advisories/50708
- www.securityfocus.com55726http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/55726
- www.securitytracker.com1027586http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1027586
- www.ibm.comIV28749http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=isg1IV28749