CVE-2012-2188
IBM Power Hardware Management Console (HMC) 7R3.5.0 before SP4, 7R7.1.0 and 7R7.2.0 before 7R7.2.0 SP3, and 7R7.3.0 before SP2, and Systems Director Management Console (SDMC) 6R7.3.0 before SP2, does not properly restrict the VIOS viosrvcmd command, which allows local users to gain privileges via vectors involving a (1) $ (dollar sign) or (2) & (ampersand) character.
Published:Aug 6, 2012
Last Modified:Apr 11, 2025
EPS:Aug 6, 2012
EPSS Score:0.00055
CVSS Score:7.2
Affected Products
Vendor
Product
Action
Vendor
Ibm
Product
Power Hardware Management Console Firmware
Ibm
Power Hardware Management Console Firmware
Vendor
Ibm
Product
Systems Director Management Console Firmware
Ibm
Systems Director Management Console Firmware
Exploits
No exploit reference
Common Weakness Enumeration
No CWE recorded yet
Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)
No CAPEC recorded yet
References
Common Vulnerability Scoring System
Attack Vector
Network
Adjacent
Local
Physical
Privileges Required
None
Low
High
User Interaction
None
Required
Scope
Unchanged
Changed
Confidentiality
None
Low
High
Integrity
None
Low
High
Availability
None
Low
High
