CVE-2012-2192

Severity

49%

Complexity

39%

Confidentiality

115%

The socketpair function in IBM AIX 5.3, 6.1, and 7.1 and VIOS 2.2.1.4-FP-25 SP-02 allows local users to cause a denial of service (system crash) via a crafted application that leverages the presence of a socket on the free list.

The socketpair function in IBM AIX 5.3, 6.1, and 7.1 and VIOS 2.2.1.4-FP-25 SP-02 allows local users to cause a denial of service (system crash) via a crafted application that leverages the presence of a socket on the free list.

CVSS 2.0 Base Score 4.9. CVSS Attack Vector: local. CVSS Attack Complexity: low. CVSS Vector: (AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C).

Overview

Type

IBM

First reported 12 years ago

2012-06-20 10:27:00

Last updated 7 years ago

2017-08-29 01:31:00

Affected Software

IBM AIX 5.3

5.3

IBM AIX 6.1

6.1

IBM AIX 7.1

7.1

IBM VIOS 2.2.1.4-FP-25 SP-02 (Fix Pack 25 Service Pack 02)

2.2.1.4

References

http://aix.software.ibm.com/aix/efixes/security/socket_advisory.asc

Vendor Advisory

IV16603

IV19178

IV21128

IV21131

IV21235

53567

1027126

aix-socketpair-dos(76032)

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