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CVE-2014-0930
The ptrace system call in IBM AIX 5.3, 6.1, and 7.1, and VIOS 2.2.x, allows local users to cause a denial of service (system crash) or…
Medium4.7EPSS 0.47%
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- ibm
Description
The ptrace system call in IBM AIX 5.3, 6.1, and 7.1, and VIOS 2.2.x, allows local users to cause a denial of service (system crash) or obtain sensitive information from kernel memory via a crafted PT_LDINFO operation.
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVDNVD · Modified | 2.0 | Medium4.7 | AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 0.47% · top 59% of all CVEs (5 Nov 2026)
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The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: Medium 4.7.
Weakness
- n/a
Affected products
n/a
- affected n/a
References (11)
- IV59675 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_AIXAPARx_transferred
- https://www.portcullis-security.com/security-research-and-downloads/security-advisories/cve-2014-0930/ (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_MISCx_transferred
- IV59045 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_AIXAPARx_transferred
- 20140506 CVE-2014-0930 - Kernel Memory Leak And Denial Of Service Condition in IBM AIX (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQx_transferred
- IV58766 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_AIXAPARx_transferred
- IV58888 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_AIXAPARx_transferred
- IV58948 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_AIXAPARx_transferred
- ibm-aix-cve20140930-dos(92262) (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_XFx_transferred
- IV58861 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_AIXAPARx_transferred
- IV58840 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_AIXAPARx_transferred
- http://aix.software.ibm.com/aix/efixes/security/ptrace_advisory.asc (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_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)
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