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CVE-2012-4833
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…
Low2.1EPSS 0.39%
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- ibm
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.
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVDNVD · Modified | 2.0 | Low2.1 | AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 0.39% · top 67% of all CVEs (2 Nov 2026)
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The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: Low 2.1.
Weakness
Affected products
n/a
- affected n/a
References (9)
- aix-fuser-kill-process(78907) (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_XFx_transferred
- IV28756 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_AIXAPARx_transferred
- IV28754 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_AIXAPARx_transferred
- http://aix.software.ibm.com/aix/efixes/security/fuser_advisory.asc (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- IV28151 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_AIXAPARx_transferred
- 50708 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
- 55726 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDx_transferred
- 1027586 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACKx_transferred
- IV28749 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_AIXAPARx_transferred
Sources
The same CVE in the primary databases and aggregators, to check against.
- CVE.org record (opens in a new tab)
- CVE List JSON (GitHub) (opens in a new tab)
- NVD (opens in a new tab)
- FIRST EPSS (opens in a new tab)
- OSV.dev (opens in a new tab)
- GitHub Advisories (opens in a new tab)
- CIRCL Vulnerability-Lookup (opens in a new tab)
Record last updated .