CVE-2012-0194

Severity: high (CVSS 7.1 v2.0)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 2.9% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: none known
Published: 2012-02-06 · updated 2026-06-16

Description

The TCP implementation in IBM AIX 5.3, 6.1, and 7.1, when the Large Send Offload option is enabled, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (assertion failure and panic) via an unspecified series of packets.

Affected products

IBM AIX: 5.3, 6.1, 7.1

References

http://aix.software.ibm.com/aix/efixes/security/large_send_advisory.asc
http://secunia.com/advisories/47865
http://securitytracker.com/id?1026640
http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=isg1IV13751
http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=isg1IV13820
http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=isg1IV13827
http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=isg1IV14209
http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=isg1IV14210
http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=isg1IV14211
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/51864
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/72562
http://aix.software.ibm.com/aix/efixes/security/large_send_advisory.asc

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