CVE-2012-4833
LOW · CVSS 2.1EPSS 0.4%EU EUVD
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.
Key facts
- CVSS score
- 2.1 (v2.0)
- Severity
- LOW
- CVSS vector
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P- Weakness (CWE)
- CWE-264
- EPSS score
- 0.4% (33th percentile)
- In CISA KEV
- No
- In EU EUVD
- Yes (EUVD-2012-4758)
- Published
- October 1, 2012
- NVD last modified
- June 16, 2026
- Status
- Modified
EU Vulnerability Database (EUVD)
This vulnerability is also tracked by ENISA as EUVD-2012-4758 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 / vios
References
- http://aix.software.ibm.com/aix/efixes/security/fuser_advisory.asc(Patch, Vendor Advisory)
- http://secunia.com/advisories/50708
- http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=isg1IV28151
- http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=isg1IV28749
- http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=isg1IV28754
- http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=isg1IV28756
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/55726
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1027586
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/78907
Last updated September 17, 2026 · Source: NVD, CISA KEV, FIRST.org EPSS
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