CVE-2012-0723

Severity CVSS v4.0:

Pending analysis

Type:

CWE-20 Input Validation

Publication date:

30/07/2012

Last modified:

11/04/2025

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.

Impact

Vector 2.0

AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C CVSS v2.0 Severity and Metrics:

Base Score: 4.90 MEDIUM
Vector: AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C

Attack Vector (AV): Local
Attack Complexity (AC): Low
Authentication (Au): None
Confidentiality (C): None
Integrity (I): None
Availability (A): Complete

Base Score 2.0

4.90

Severity 2.0

MEDIUM

Vulnerable products and versions

CPE	From	Up to
cpe:2.3:a:ibm:vios:2.2.1.4:fp-25_sp-02::::::
cpe:2.3:o:ibm:aix:5.3:::::::*
cpe:2.3:o:ibm:aix:6.1:::::::*
cpe:2.3:o:ibm:aix:7.1:::::::*

To consult the complete list of CPE names with products and versions, see this page

CPE	From	Up to
cpe:2.3:a:ibm:vios:2.2.1.4:fp-25_sp-02::::::
cpe:2.3:o:ibm:aix:5.3:::::::*
cpe:2.3:o:ibm:aix:6.1:::::::*
cpe:2.3:o:ibm:aix:7.1:::::::*

CVE-2012-0723

Description

Impact

Vulnerable products and versions

References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools