CVE-2012-4833 describes a vulnerability in the fuser utility within IBM AIX 6.1 and 7.1, and VIOS 2.2.1.4-FP-25 SP-02, where improper restriction of the -k option allows local users to terminate arbitrary processes through a specially crafted command. This vulnerability has a low severity CVSS score of 2.1, indicating a local attack vector with low complexity and a potential impact of partial availability loss. There is currently no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage surrounding this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
2.2.1.4CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:ibm:vios:2.2.1.4:fp-25_sp-02:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
6.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:ibm:aix:6.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
7.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:ibm:aix:7.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
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Remediation records are not available for this CVE.