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CVE-2012-2200

• Severity: high (CVSS 7.2 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: 2012-06-27 · updated 2026-06-16
• Weakness: CWE-264

Description

The default configuration of sendmail in IBM AIX 6.1 and 7.1, and VIOS 2.2.1.4-FP-25 SP-02, allows local users to gain privileges by entering a command in a .forward file in a home directory.

Affected products

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

References

• http://aix.software.ibm.com/aix/efixes/security/sendmail1_advisory.asc
• http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=isg1IV22963
• http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=isg1IV22964
• http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=isg1IV22965
• http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=isg1IV22966
• http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1027207
• https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/76466
• http://aix.software.ibm.com/aix/efixes/security/sendmail1_advisory.asc
• http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=isg1IV22963
• http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=isg1IV22964
• http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=isg1IV22965
• http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=isg1IV22966

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