Vulnerability in IBM Aix

CVE-2012-4833

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.

EPSS: 0.004 (31.2th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

Affected products

  • Ibm Aix — versions 6.1, 7.1
  • Ibm Vios — versions 2.2.1.4
  • N/a — versions n/a

Weakness classification (CWE)

References