CVE-2012-4817
MEDIUM · CVSS 5.0EPSS 7.6%EU EUVD
The NFSv4 client implementation in IBM AIX 5.3, 6.1, and 7.1, and VIOS before 2.2.1.4-FP-25 SP-02, does not properly handle GID values, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service via unspecified vectors.
Key facts
- CVSS score
- 5.0 (v2.0)
- Severity
- MEDIUM
- CVSS vector
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P- EPSS score
- 7.6% (95th percentile)
- In CISA KEV
- No
- In EU EUVD
- Yes (EUVD-2012-4742)
- Published
- September 14, 2012
- NVD last modified
- June 16, 2026
- Status
- Modified
EU Vulnerability Database (EUVD)
This vulnerability is also tracked by ENISA as EUVD-2012-4742 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
- ibm / vios
- ibm / vios
- ibm / vios
- ibm / vios
- ibm / vios
- ibm / vios
- ibm / vios
- ibm / vios
- ibm / vios
- ibm / vios
- ibm / vios
- ibm / vios
- ibm / vios
- ibm / vios
- ibm / vios
- ibm / vios
References
- http://aix.software.ibm.com/aix/efixes/security/nfsv4_advisory1.asc(Vendor Advisory)
- http://osvdb.org/85427
- http://secunia.com/advisories/50619
- http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=isg1IV10327(Vendor Advisory)
- http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=isg1IV11629(Vendor Advisory)
- http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=isg1IV12169(Vendor Advisory)
- http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=isg1IV17855(Vendor Advisory)
- http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=isg1IV26436(Vendor Advisory)
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/55546
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1027531
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/78431
Last updated September 17, 2026 · Source: NVD, CISA KEV, FIRST.org EPSS
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