CVE-2012-0745
The getpwnam function in IBM AIX 5.3, 6.1, and 7.1 and VIOS 2.1.0.10 through 2.2.1.3 does not...
The getpwnam function in IBM AIX 5.3, 6.1, and 7.1 and VIOS 2.1.0.10 through 2.2.1.3 does not properly interact with customer-extended LDAP user filtering, which allows local users to gain privileges via unspecified vectors.
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
The getpwnam function in IBM AIX 5.3, 6.1, and 7.1 and VIOS 2.1.0.10 through 2.2.1.3 does not properly interact with customer-extended LDAP user filtering, which allows local users to gain privileges via unspecified vectors.
- Record
CVE-2012-0745- CVSS 2.0
- 7.2 High
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C - Weakness
- CWE-264
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
The getpwnam function in IBM AIX 5.3, 6.1, and 7.1 and VIOS 2.1.0.10 through 2.2.1.3 does not properly interact with customer-extended LDAP user filtering, which allows local users to gain privileges via unspecified vectors.
- Record
CVE-2012-0745- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2012-0777 No score
The getpwnam function in IBM AIX 5.3, 6.1, and 7.1 and VIOS 2.1.0.10 through 2.2.1.3 does not properly interact with customer-extended LDAP user filtering, which allows local users to gain privileges via unspecified vectors.
- Record
EUVD-2012-0777- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-89cr-c8v5-9r95 No score
The getpwnam function in IBM AIX 5.3, 6.1, and 7.1 and VIOS 2.1.0.10 through 2.2.1.3 does not...
The getpwnam function in IBM AIX 5.3, 6.1, and 7.1 and VIOS 2.1.0.10 through 2.2.1.3 does not properly interact with customer-extended LDAP user filtering, which allows local users to gain privileges via unspecified vectors.
- Record
GHSA-89cr-c8v5-9r95- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2012-0745 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 7.2) in Ibm Aix, published May 4, 2012. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.39%, the 33rd percentile. No source names a fixed version.
References
securitytracker.com/id?1027021
ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=isg1IV19098
secunia.com/advisories/49073
exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/74679
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aix.software.ibm.com/aix/efixes/security/ldapauth_advisory2.asc
securityfocus.com/bid/53393
osvdb.org/81683
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2012-0745
github.com/advisories/GHSA-89cr-c8v5-9r95