CVEvulnerability

CVE-2012-0723

4.9 MEDIUM Published 2012-07-30 Modified 2026-06-16 Official page ↗
Status
Modified
Published
2012-07-30
Last modified
2026-06-16
Assigner
[email protected]
CVSS 2.0 ([email protected])
4.9 MEDIUM — AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C
Weaknesses
CWE-20

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.

Affected configurations

• ibm vios 2.2.1.4 • ibm aix 5.3 • ibm aix 6.1 • ibm aix 7.1

Related

Weakness · CWE (1)

  • CWE-20 Improper Input Validation weakness

References