CVE-2023-45175
Official description Straight from the sourceThe vendor's or NVD's own wording, published unedited. Authoritative, but often terse — it says what broke, rarely what to do.
NVD · uneditedIBM AIX 7.2, 7.3, and VIOS 3.1 could allow a non-privileged local user to exploit a vulnerability in the TCP/IP kernel extension to cause a denial of service. IBM X-Force ID: 267973.
Technical summary Written by usOur analysis, written from the advisory, the CVSS vector and the affected-version data. It adds context the advisory leaves out, and never invents facts that are not in the source.
dbcve analysis · moderate confidenceA denial of service vulnerability exists in the TCP/IP kernel extension of IBM AIX 7.2, 7.3, and VIOS 3.1. A non-privileged local user can exploit this vulnerability to crash or hang the TCP/IP stack, causing a denial of service condition. The flaw is in the kernel extension, indicating a potential issue with input validation or resource management in the network stack code.
Verify against the referenced sources before acting — the references below are authoritative for this CVE, this summary is not.
Affected products & versions What the vendor confirmedThe version ranges the vendor confirmed as vulnerable. If your version sits inside a range here, treat yourself as exposed until you have upgraded.
NVD · CPE data= 3.1= 7.2= 7.3CVSS breakdown How the score is builtThe industry scoring standard. It rates how the flaw is reached, what it takes to exploit, and what an attacker gains — the score is derived from those, not the other way round.
From the vector- Attack vector
- Local
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Scope
- Unchanged
- Confidentiality
- None
- Integrity
- None
- Availability
- High
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Am I affected? How to checkSteps we derive from the advisory and the affected-version data, so you can decide whether this CVE reaches your setup. They are a guide, not a scan — your own configuration is the authority.
dbcve checksWork through these to decide whether this CVE applies to you.
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Check AIX versionRun 'oslevel -s' on the AIX system to obtain the installed version and TL/SP levelAffected if The version is 7200-00 through 7200-05 or 7300-00 through 7300-04 without IBM patches applied
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Check VIOS versionRun 'ioslevel' on the Virtual I/O Server system to obtain the installed versionAffected if The version is 3.1.0 through 3.1.x without IBM patches applied
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Verify TCP/IP stack is activeRun 'ifconfig -a' to list all network interfaces and confirm TCP/IP protocol stack is configured and activeAffected if TCP/IP interfaces are up and running, making the kernel extension loadable
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Identify non-privileged user accessCheck /etc/passwd and run 'lsuser -a admine /etc/security/user' to review which local user accounts exist and their privilegesAffected if Non-privileged local user accounts exist on the system with standard user permissions
The system is affected if it runs AIX 7.2 (any TL/SP) or AIX 7.3 (any TL/SP) or VIOS 3.1, has TCP/IP enabled, and allows non-privileged local user access.
Generated from the published advisory. Verify against your own configuration.
Remediation Closing itWhat it takes to close this. Where a vendor fix exists we point at it; where none exists we say so plainly, and can build one. Effort estimates are scoped from the advisory, not from your codebase.
From vendor dataApply IBM-provided patches for this vulnerability once released. Restrict local user access to trusted, authorized personnel only until the patch is applied. Monitor system stability and review IBM security bulletins for patch availability.
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References Go to the primary sourcePrimary sources — vendor advisories, patches and trackers. Where our summary and a reference disagree, the reference wins.
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ContributedPeer-ranked notes from engineers who’ve handled CVE-2023-45175 in production — separate from our analysis above.
The advisory tells you what broke. It rarely tells you what actually worked. If you’ve dealt with this one, that detail is what the next engineer is searching for.
- The version that genuinely resolved it — not the one the vendor claimed
- A config change or rule that shut the vector down
- A gotcha in the upgrade path that cost you an afternoon
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