CVE-2012-4862
What it is
The Host Connect emulator in IBM Rational Developer for System z 7.1 through 8.5.1 does not properly store the SSL certificate password, which allows local users to obtain sensitive information via unspecified vectors.
At a glance
- Exploitability
- Can be exploited locally on the machine without logging in. Limited direct impact.
- Exploit odds
- 0.2% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days (EPSS).
- Fix
- No patch or advisory is linked yet. Look at mitigations or restrict exposure.
Timeline
- PublishedDisclosed publicly on CVE.org and NVD
- Last updatedMost recent change to the record
Why it ranks here
- Exploited in the wild: no, CISA does not list it.
- Exploit odds: 0.2% in the next 30 days (EPSS).
- Severity: 2.1 LOW (CVSS).
- Fix: none linked yet, which raises it.
Details
- Published
- Last modified
- Exploit probability
- 0.2% · EPSS, next 30 days
- Weakness
- CWE-255
- Record status
- Modified
Affected
- IBM Rational Developer For System Z 7.1
- IBM Rational Developer For System Z 7.6.2.1
- IBM Rational Developer For System Z 7.6.2.2
- IBM Rational Developer For System Z 7.6.2.3
- IBM Rational Developer For System Z 7.6.2.4
- IBM Rational Developer For System Z 8.0.1.0
- IBM Rational Developer For System Z 8.0.2
- IBM Rational Developer For System Z 8.0.3
Attack profile CVSS 2.0 · 2.1
- Attack vector
- Local
- Complexity
- Low
- Authentication
- None
- Confidentiality
- Partial
- Integrity
- None
- Availability
- None
Raw vector
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N
Is it in your code?
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References
- http://secunia.com/advisories/51401
- http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg21617886
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/56725
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1027818
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/79919
- http://secunia.com/advisories/51401
- http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg21617886
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/56725
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1027818
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/79919