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01 Record

CVE-2012-2179

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.

UnratedPUBLISHEDCNA: ibm
CNA base scoreUnratedNo CNA CVSS vector
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02 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.

03 Exploitation and scoring

Exploitation
Not assessed. CISA has not published an exploitation assessment for this record, and it is not in the KEV catalog. That is an absence of assessment, not a finding of no risk.
SSVC decision
Not assessed by CISA
EPSS probability
1.74% probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.
EPSS percentile
Equal to or higher than the score of 77.3% of scored records. A rank, not a probability.
NVD base score
The NVD has published no score for this record
NVD CVSS vector
No NVD score to derive
NVD analysis status
Modified. NVD last modified this record on 2026-06-16.
Red Hat severity
No Red Hat rating. Red Hat rates the CVEs that affect its products.

Exploit-prediction scores from FIRST. Independent scoring and analysis status from the NVD. Vendor severity from Red Hat. Exploitation assessment and catalog membership from CISA.

04 Metadata

Published
2012-06-22 10:00Z14 YR AGO
Last updated
2024-08-06 19:26Z2 YR AGO
Reserved
2012-04-04
Assigning CNA
ibm
Record state
PUBLISHED
Severity
Not rated by the issuing CNA
CNA CVSS vector
Not published by the issuing CNA
Weaknesses
Data version
5.1
Document digest
65a0c06acaf13ba7efeb45c318306fd74bda745a4a0fc77c9f0952af5a995f2d

05 Affected products

VendorProductVersionsPlatforms
ibmaixNot specified—

06 References