CVE-2012-1797

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Published Mar 20, 2012 CVSS 2.0 · 10.0 Critical EPSS 1.5% KEV · Not listed

Description

IBM DB2 9.5 uses world-writable permissions for nodes.reg, which has unspecified impact and attack vectors.

Affected Products

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 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:ibm:db2:9.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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Remediation

No solution or workaround provided in the CVE record

Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2012-1807	IBM DB2 9.5 uses world-writable permissions for nodes.reg, which has unspecified impact and attack vectors.

Metrics

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Low

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact Complete

Integrity Impact Complete

Availability Impact Complete

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

Exploit prediction score: 1.5% (1.524% probability within 30 days)

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?crawler=1&uid=swg1IC79518
http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg1IC79518
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/74326
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A14922

History

No history.

Subscriptions

Ibm Db2

Weaknesses

CWE-264

Sources

CVE record Updated: Aug 6, 2024, 7:08 PM

Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: mitre
Published: Mar 20, 2012, 8:00 PM
Updated: Aug 6, 2024, 7:08 PM
Reserved: Mar 20, 2012, 12:00 AM

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Vulnrichment No data

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NVD Updated: Jun 16, 2026, 11:40 PM

Status: Modified
Published: Mar 20, 2012, 8:55 PM
Modified: Jun 16, 2026, 11:40 PM

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