CVE-2012-4833

Severity

21%

Complexity

39%

Confidentiality

48%

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.

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.

CVSS 2.0 Base Score 2.1. CVSS Attack Vector: local. CVSS Attack Complexity: low. CVSS Vector: (AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P).

Overview

Type

IBM

First reported 12 years ago

2012-10-01 18:55:00

Last updated 7 years ago

2017-08-29 01:32:00

Affected Software

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

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