CVE-2011-1375 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

IBM AIX 6.1 and 7.1 does not restrict the wpar_limits_config and wpar_limits_modify system calls, which allows local users to cause a denial of service (system crash) via a crafted call.

Published: 2011-11-11

Score: 4.9 Medium

EPSS: < 1% Very Low

KEV: No

Analysis

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Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

n/a

n/a

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

OR	cpe:2.3:o:ibm:aix:6.1:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:o:ibm:aix:7.1:::::::*

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Remediation

No solution or workaround provided in the CVE record.

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Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2011-1382	IBM AIX 6.1 and 7.1 does not restrict the wpar_limits_config and wpar_limits_modify system calls, which allows local users to cause a denial of service (system crash) via a crafted call.

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Local

Access Complexity Low

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact None

Integrity Impact None

Availability Impact Complete

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.00361.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=isg1IV10227
http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=isg1IV10229
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/71211

History

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Subscriptions

Ibm Aix

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published: 2011-11-11T21:00:00.000Z

Updated: 2024-08-06T22:21:34.218Z

Reserved: 2011-03-10T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2011-1375

Vulnrichment

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NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2011-11-11T21:55:00.973

Modified: 2026-06-16T23:29:14.153

Link: CVE-2011-1375

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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Weaknesses

CWE-264

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