MEDIUM
The NFSv4 client implementation in IBM AIX 5.3, 6.1, and 7.1, and VIOS before 2.2.1.4-FP-25 SP-02, does not properly handle GID values, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service via unspecified vectors
Published Sep 14, 2012
5.0
MEDIUMCVSS 2.0
EPSS 7.59%
Description
The NFSv4 client implementation in IBM AIX 5.3, 6.1, and 7.1, and VIOS before 2.2.1.4-FP-25 SP-02, does not properly handle GID values, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service via unspecified vectors.
Affected products
No data.
OR
- 1.4.1.2
- 1.5.1.1
- 1.5.2.1
- 1.5.2.6
- 2.1.0.0
- 2.1.2.10
- 2.1.2.12
- 2.1.2.13
- 2.1.3.10
- 2.2.0.10
- 2.2.0.11
- 2.2.0.12
- 2.2.0.13
- 2.2.1.0
- 2.2.1.1
- 2.2.1.3
- 2.2.1.4
- 5.3
- 6.1
- 7.1
No data.
No Red Hat product state for this CVE.
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.0 score for this CVE.
5.0 MEDIUM NVD
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
Access Vector Network
Access Complexity Low
Authentication None
Confidentiality Impact None
Integrity Impact None
Availability Impact Partial
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
7.59% 0.07586
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
EPSS probability 0.07586
Score over time
2022–2026- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (9 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 7.59% (0.07586) | 94.36th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 7.59% (0.07586) | 93.74th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 2.57% (0.02573) | 84.52th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 8.71% (0.08710) | 94.78th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Oct 3, 2024 | 8.71% (0.08710) | 94.65th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 5.14% (0.05141) | 91.70th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 2.17% (0.02172) | 80.77th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 2.17% (0.02172) | 78.91th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 2.17% (0.02172) | 57.73th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
Weaknesses (0)
No CWE recorded.
References (11)
- http://aix.software.ibm.com/aix/efixes/security/nfsv4_advisory1.asc x_refsource_CONFIRMVendor Advisory
- http://osvdb.org/85427 vdb-entryx_refsource_OSVDB
- http://secunia.com/advisories/50619 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA
- http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=isg1IV10327 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_AIXAPARVendor Advisory
- http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=isg1IV11629 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_AIXAPARVendor Advisory
- http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=isg1IV12169 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_AIXAPARVendor Advisory
- http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=isg1IV17855 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_AIXAPARVendor Advisory
- http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=isg1IV26436 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_AIXAPARVendor Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/55546 vdb-entryx_refsource_BID
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1027531 vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACK
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/78431 vdb-entryx_refsource_XF
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://aix.software.ibm.com/aix/efixes/security/nfsv4_advisory1.asc | x_refsource_CONFIRMVendor Advisory | |
| http://osvdb.org/85427 | vdb-entryx_refsource_OSVDB | |
| http://secunia.com/advisories/50619 | third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA | |
| http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=isg1IV10327 | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_AIXAPARVendor Advisory | |
| http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=isg1IV11629 | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_AIXAPARVendor Advisory | |
| http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=isg1IV12169 | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_AIXAPARVendor Advisory | |
| http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=isg1IV17855 | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_AIXAPARVendor Advisory | |
| http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=isg1IV26436 | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_AIXAPARVendor Advisory | |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/55546 | vdb-entryx_refsource_BID | |
| http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1027531 | vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACK | |
| https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/78431 | vdb-entryx_refsource_XF |
Change history (0)
No recorded changes yet.
Sources
CVE.org / MITRE
Status PUBLISHED
Assigner ibm
Published Sep 14, 2012
Updated Aug 6, 2024
Reserved Sep 6, 2012
Link CVE-2012-4817
CISA Vulnrichment
Updated n/a