Vulnerability in IBM Power Hardware Management Console Firmware
CVE-2012-2188
IBM Power Hardware Management Console (HMC) 7R3.5.0 before SP4, 7R7.1.0 and 7R7.2.0 before 7R7.2.0 SP3, and 7R7.3.0 before SP2, and Systems Director Management Console (SDMC) 6R7.3.0 before SP2, does not properly restrict the VIOS viosrvcmd command, which allows local users to gain privileges via vectors involving a (1) $ (dollar sign) or (2) & (ampersand) character.
EPSS: 0.003 (27.3th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.
Affected products
- Ibm Power_hardware_management_console_firmware — versions 7r3.5.0, 7r7.1.0, 7r7.2.0
- Ibm Systems_director_management__console_firmware — versions 6r7.3.0
- N/a — versions n/a
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- psirt@us.ibm.com (vdb-entry, x_refsource_XF)
- psirt@us.ibm.com (vendor-advisory, x_refsource_AIXAPAR)
- psirt@us.ibm.com (vendor-advisory, x_refsource_AIXAPAR)
- psirt@us.ibm.com (vendor-advisory, x_refsource_AIXAPAR)
- psirt@us.ibm.com (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Vendor Advisory)
- psirt@us.ibm.com (vendor-advisory, x_refsource_AIXAPAR)