CVE-2012-0723
MEDIUM · CVSS 4.9EPSS 0.4%EU EUVD
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 crafted application.
Key facts
- CVSS score
- 4.9 (v2.0)
- Severity
- MEDIUM
- CVSS vector
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C- Weakness (CWE)
- CWE-20
- EPSS score
- 0.4% (33th percentile)
- In CISA KEV
- No
- In EU EUVD
- Yes (EUVD-2012-0755)
- Published
- July 30, 2012
- NVD last modified
- June 16, 2026
- Status
- Modified
EU Vulnerability Database (EUVD)
This vulnerability is also tracked by ENISA as EUVD-2012-0755 in the EU Vulnerability Database. Last updated in EUVD on August 6, 2024.
View on the EU Vulnerability DatabaseAffected products
- ibm / aix
- ibm / aix
- ibm / aix
- ibm / vios
References
- http://aix.software.ibm.com/aix/efixes/security/syscall_advisory.asc(Vendor Advisory)
- http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=isg1IV22693
- http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=isg1IV22694
- http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=isg1IV22695
- http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=isg1IV22696
- http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=isg1IV22697
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1027315
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/74134
Last updated September 17, 2026 · Source: NVD, CISA KEV, FIRST.org EPSS
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