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CVE-2012-2192

• Severity: medium (CVSS 4.9 v2.0)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 0.4% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: none known
• Published: 2012-06-20 · updated 2026-06-16
• Weakness: CWE-399

Description

The socketpair function in IBM AIX 5.3, 6.1, and 7.1 and VIOS 2.2.1.4-FP-25 SP-02 allows local users to cause a denial of service (system crash) via a crafted application that leverages the presence of a socket on the free list.

Affected products

• IBM AIX: 5.3, 6.1, 7.1
• IBM VIOS: 2.2.1.4-fp-25_sp-02

References

• http://aix.software.ibm.com/aix/efixes/security/socket_advisory.asc
• http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=isg1IV16603
• http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=isg1IV19178
• http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=isg1IV21128
• http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=isg1IV21131
• http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=isg1IV21235
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/53567
• http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1027126
• https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/76032
• http://aix.software.ibm.com/aix/efixes/security/socket_advisory.asc
• http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=isg1IV16603
• http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=isg1IV19178

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