SOC status:Duty analyst on shift

UK Cyber Defence
VulnerabilityModified

CVE-2012-0745

The getpwnam function in IBM AIX 5.3, 6.1, and 7.1 and VIOS 2.1.0.10 through 2.2.1.3 does not properly interact with customer-extended LDAP user filtering, which allows local users to gain privileges via unspecified vectors.

HIGH 7.2EPSS 0.39%

Does this matter?

High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (0.39%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.

Description

The getpwnam function in IBM AIX 5.3, 6.1, and 7.1 and VIOS 2.1.0.10 through 2.2.1.3 does not properly interact with customer-extended LDAP user filtering, which allows local users to gain privileges via unspecified vectors.

CVSS 2.0
7.2 HIGHAV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
EPSS
0.39% probability · 33th percentile
CISA KEV
Not listed
Weakness
CWE-264
Affected
ibm/aix · ibm/vios
Source
psirt@us.ibm.com

Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.