CVE-2012-4833 - CVE House
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Status published Low CVE-2012-4833

fuser in IBM AIX 6.1 and 7.1, and VIOS 2.2.1.4-FP-25...

Vulnerability Description

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.

Impact Analysis

Refer to official advisory for detailed impact metrics.

Remediation

Ensure systems are updated to the latest vendor-supplied patch levels.

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Credits & Attribution

No credits recorded in the NVD database.

Affected Vendor

Affected Software

vios, aix
Vulnerable Versions:
2.2.1.4, 6.1, 7.1

Timeline

Official Publish: October 1st, 2012
Last Modified: August 6th, 2024
Added to House: July 19th, 2026

CVSS Vectors

Weaknesses (CWE)

No CWE data available

MITRE ATT&CK TTPs

No associated TTPs found for this vulnerability.