{"id":"CVE-2012-2192","url":"https://www.cyber-defence.io/tools/cve/CVE-2012-2192","generatedAt":"2026-10-27T17:43:12.071Z","title":"The socketpair function in IBM AIX 5.3, 6.1, and 7.1 and VIOS 2.2.1.4-FP-25 SP-02 allows local users to cause a denial of service (system crash) via a crafted application that leverages the presence of a socket on the free list.","description":"The socketpair function in IBM AIX 5.3, 6.1, and 7.1 and VIOS 2.2.1.4-FP-25 SP-02 allows local users to cause a denial of service (system crash) via a crafted application that leverages the presence of a socket on the free list.","published":"2012-06-20T10:27:29.000Z","lastModified":"2026-06-16T23:41:10.000Z","status":"Modified","sourceIdentifier":"psirt@us.ibm.com","cvss":{"version":"2.0","score":4.9,"severity":"MEDIUM","vector":"AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C"},"cwe":["CWE-399"],"affected":["ibm/aix","ibm/vios"],"epss":{"score":0.00421,"percentile":0.36154,"date":"2026-10-26","history":[]},"kev":{"listed":false},"exploits":{"count":0,"verified":false,"firstPublished":null,"source":"Exploit-DB (https://gitlab.com/exploit-database/exploitdb)","entries":[]},"verdict":{"level":"low","text":"Lower severity and a low EPSS score (0.42%). Track it; it rarely justifies an emergency change on its own."},"changes":[],"references":[{"url":"http://aix.software.ibm.com/aix/efixes/security/socket_advisory.asc","tags":["Vendor Advisory"],"source":"psirt@us.ibm.com"},{"url":"http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=isg1IV16603","source":"psirt@us.ibm.com"},{"url":"http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=isg1IV19178","source":"psirt@us.ibm.com"},{"url":"http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=isg1IV21128","source":"psirt@us.ibm.com"},{"url":"http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=isg1IV21131","source":"psirt@us.ibm.com"},{"url":"http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=isg1IV21235","source":"psirt@us.ibm.com"},{"url":"http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/53567","source":"psirt@us.ibm.com"},{"url":"http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1027126","source":"psirt@us.ibm.com"},{"url":"https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/76032","source":"psirt@us.ibm.com"},{"url":"http://aix.software.ibm.com/aix/efixes/security/socket_advisory.asc","tags":["Vendor Advisory"],"source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=isg1IV16603","source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=isg1IV19178","source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=isg1IV21128","source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=isg1IV21131","source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=isg1IV21235","source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/53567","source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1027126","source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/76032","source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"}],"sources":{"nvd":"https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2012-2192","epss":"https://www.first.org/epss/","kev":"https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog","exploitdb":"https://www.exploit-db.com/"},"licence":"CC BY 4.0 — link back to the CVE Explorer if you publish the results; upstream data remains subject to its own terms."}