CVE-2012-4833 (GCVE-0-2012-4833)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2012-10-01 18:00 – Updated: 2024-08-06 20:50
VLAI
EPSS
VEX
Summary
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.
Severity
No CVSS data available.
CWE
- n/a
Assigner
References
9 references
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|---|---|
| https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilit… | vdb-entryx_refsource_XF |
| http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=isg1IV28756 | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_AIXAPAR |
| http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=isg1IV28754 | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_AIXAPAR |
| http://aix.software.ibm.com/aix/efixes/security/f… | x_refsource_CONFIRM |
| http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=isg1IV28151 | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_AIXAPAR |
| http://secunia.com/advisories/50708 | third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/55726 | vdb-entryx_refsource_BID |
| http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1027586 | vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACK |
| http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=isg1IV28749 | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_AIXAPAR |
Date Public
2012-09-28 00:00
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