CVE-2012-0723

medium

Description

The kernel in IBM AIX 5.3, 6.1, and 7.1, and VIOS 2.2.1.4-FP-25 SP-02, does not properly implement the dupmsg system call, which allows local users to cause a denial of service (system crash) via a crafted application.

References

https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/74134

http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1027315

http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=isg1IV22697

http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=isg1IV22696

http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=isg1IV22695

http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=isg1IV22694

http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=isg1IV22693

http://aix.software.ibm.com/aix/efixes/security/syscall_advisory.asc

Details

Source: Mitre, NVD

Published: 2012-07-30

Updated: 2021-08-31

Risk Information

CVSS v2

Base Score: 4.9

Vector: CVSS2#AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C

Severity: Medium

CVSS v3

Base Score: 5.5

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H