LOW
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
Published Oct 1, 2012
2.1
LOWCVSS 2.0
EPSS 0.39%
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
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.
2.1 LOW NVD
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
Access Vector Local
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.
0.39% 0.00385
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
EPSS probability 0.00385
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 | 0.39% (0.00385) | 30.11th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 0.39% (0.00385) | 30.07th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 0.05% (0.00054) | 14.15th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.04% (0.00042) | 5.07th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.04% (0.00042) | 5.63th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 1.28% (0.01282) | 68.34th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 22, 2023 | 1.28% (0.01282) | 68.05th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 1.28% (0.01282) | 65.91th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 1.28% (0.01282) | 41.72th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
Weaknesses (1)
References (9)
- http://aix.software.ibm.com/aix/efixes/security/fuser_advisory.asc x_refsource_CONFIRMPatchVendor Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/50708 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA
- http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=isg1IV28151 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_AIXAPAR
- http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=isg1IV28749 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_AIXAPAR
- http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=isg1IV28754 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_AIXAPAR
- http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=isg1IV28756 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_AIXAPAR
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/55726 vdb-entryx_refsource_BID
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1027586 vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACK
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/78907 vdb-entryx_refsource_XF
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://aix.software.ibm.com/aix/efixes/security/fuser_advisory.asc | x_refsource_CONFIRMPatchVendor Advisory | |
| http://secunia.com/advisories/50708 | third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA | |
| http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=isg1IV28151 | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_AIXAPAR | |
| http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=isg1IV28749 | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_AIXAPAR | |
| http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=isg1IV28754 | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_AIXAPAR | |
| http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=isg1IV28756 | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_AIXAPAR | |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/55726 | vdb-entryx_refsource_BID | |
| http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1027586 | vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACK | |
| https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/78907 | vdb-entryx_refsource_XF |
Change history (0)
No recorded changes yet.
Sources
CVE.org / MITRE
Status PUBLISHED
Assigner ibm
Published Oct 1, 2012
Updated Aug 6, 2024
Reserved Sep 6, 2012
Link CVE-2012-4833
CISA Vulnrichment
Updated n/a