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Unrated severityNVD Advisory· Published Oct 20, 2012· Updated Jun 16, 2026

CVE-2012-4845

CVE-2012-4845

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.

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Affected products

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  • IBM/Vios2 versions
    cpe:2.3:a:ibm:vios:2.2.1.4:fp-25_sp-02:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 1 more
    • cpe:2.3:a:ibm:vios:2.2.1.4:fp-25_sp-02:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • (no CPE)range: 2.2.1.4-FP-25 SP-02
  • IBM/Aix3 versions
    cpe:2.3:o:ibm:aix:6.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 2 more
    • cpe:2.3:o:ibm:aix:6.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:o:ibm:aix:7.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • (no CPE)range: 6.1, 7.1

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