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CVE-2012-4845: ibm aix

CVSS: 6.8v2.0MediumModified
Published 20-10-2012Last modified 06-08-2024
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Vulnerability summary

CVE-2012-4845 is a medium (CVSS 6.8) vulnerability in ibm aix. EPSS estimates a 1.62% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 75.8% of scored vulnerabilities.

Overall risk
28/100
0100
Medium · default modelHow is this calculated?
CVSS score
6.8/10
010
Medium · v2.0 (NVD)
EPSS score
1.62%
0%100%
Low · 0.00 pp in 30 days
KEVNot listedIn no KEV catalog
RansomwareNone recordedNo known use recorded
Public exploits0No public exploits recorded

Timeline

  1. 20-10-2012
    PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
  2. 06-08-2024
    Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

The FTP client in IBM AIX 6.1 and 7.1, and VIOS 2.2.1.4-FP-25 SP-02, does not properly manage privileges in an RBAC environment, which allows attackers to bypass intended file-read restrictions by leveraging the setuid installation of the ftp executable file.

CVSS metrics

1 score · 1 source · 1 version

EPSS trend

Probability

1.62%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

76%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

0.00 pp

From 1.62% on 21-09-2026

21-09-202621-10-2026
EPSS score
1.62%

Known exploited

Compare KEV catalogs

Not in any of the 3 tracked catalogs.

Public exploits

0 found

No public exploits indexed.

Weaknesses

CWE · root cause

Affected systems

Ibm2 products
  • aix6.1 | 7.1
  • vios2.2.1.4:fp-25_sp-02

1 vendor · 2 products

References

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