CVE-2012-0194

The TCP implementation in IBM AIX 5.3, 6.1, and 7.1, when the Large Send Offload option is enabled, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (assertion failure and panic) via an unspecified series of packets.

Published: 2012-02-06 Last update: 2026-06-16 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]

Conclusion & alert: CVE-2012-0194 is rated Moderate Risk (59.7/100): CVSS High severity, with medium exploitation likelihood (EPSS 3.02%). Core evidence: EPSS rose +1.36% over the last day, indicating growing attacker interest. Mandatory action: Review affected assets and schedule remediation.

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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2012-0194

EPSS lead: Daily EPSS estimates relative likelihood of exploitation; percentile ranks this CVE among scored vulnerabilities (higher = more severe relative rank).

# Date Old EPSS score New EPSS score Delta (New - Old)
1 2026-06-15 1.66% 3.02% +1.36%
2 2025-03-30 2.17% 1.66% -0.52%
3 2025-03-29 2.17%

Full EPSS history (9 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2012-0194

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
7.1 2.0 HIGH
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C Click to expand
Access vector (AV:N)
Can be exploited remotely over network reachability.
Access complexity (AC:M)
Exploitation needs some favorable conditions, but not exceptional ones.
Authentication (AU:N)
No authentication is required.
Confidentiality impact (C:N)
No confidentiality impact.
Integrity impact (I:N)
No integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:C)
Complete availability impact.
8.6 6.9 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2012-0194

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2012-0194

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
ibm aix 5.3 cpe:2.3:o:ibm:aix:5.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
ibm aix 6.1 cpe:2.3:o:ibm:aix:6.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
ibm aix 7.1 cpe:2.3:o:ibm:aix:7.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2012-0194

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