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CVE-2012-4833

• Severity: low (CVSS 2.1 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: 2012-10-01 · updated 2026-06-16
• Weakness: CWE-264

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.

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/fuser_advisory.asc
• http://secunia.com/advisories/50708
• http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=isg1IV28151
• http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=isg1IV28749
• http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=isg1IV28754
• http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=isg1IV28756
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/55726
• http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1027586
• https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/78907
• http://aix.software.ibm.com/aix/efixes/security/fuser_advisory.asc
• http://secunia.com/advisories/50708
• http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=isg1IV28151

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