CVE-2012-2179

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Published Jun 22, 2012 CVSS 2.0 · 6.9 Medium EPSS 1.7% KEV · Not listed

Description

libodm.a in IBM AIX 5.3, 6.1, and 7.1 allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on a temporary file.

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 [-]

OR	cpe:2.3:o:ibm:aix:5.3:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:o:ibm:aix:6.1:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:o:ibm:aix:7.1:::::::*

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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-2012-2173	libodm.a in IBM AIX 5.3, 6.1, and 7.1 allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on a temporary file.

Metrics

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Local

Access Complexity Medium

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact Complete

Integrity Impact Complete

Availability Impact Complete

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

Exploit prediction score: 1.7% (1.748% probability within 30 days)

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
http://aix.software.ibm.com/aix/efixes/security/libodm_advisory.asc
http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=isg1IV21379
http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=isg1IV21381
http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=isg1IV21382
http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=isg1IV21383
http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=isg1IV22019
http://www.osvdb.org/83133
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1027193
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/75510

History

No history.

Subscriptions

Ibm Aix

Weaknesses

CWE-264

Sources

CVE record Updated: Aug 6, 2024, 7:26 PM

Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: ibm
Published: Jun 22, 2012, 10:00 AM
Updated: Aug 6, 2024, 7:26 PM
Reserved: Apr 4, 2012, 12:00 AM

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NVD Updated: Jun 16, 2026, 11:41 PM

Status: Modified
Published: Jun 22, 2012, 10:24 AM
Modified: Jun 16, 2026, 11:41 PM

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