7.2
HIGH
CVE-2012-2188
IBM Power Hardware Management Console (HMC) and Systems Director Management Console (SDMC) Command Injection Vulnerability
Description

IBM Power Hardware Management Console (HMC) 7R3.5.0 before SP4, 7R7.1.0 and 7R7.2.0 before 7R7.2.0 SP3, and 7R7.3.0 before SP2, and Systems Director Management Console (SDMC) 6R7.3.0 before SP2, does not properly restrict the VIOS viosrvcmd command, which allows local users to gain privileges via vectors involving a (1) $ (dollar sign) or (2) & (ampersand) character.

INFO

Published Date :

Aug. 6, 2012, 4:55 p.m.

Last Modified :

Aug. 29, 2017, 1:31 a.m.

Remotely Exploitable :

No

Impact Score :

10.0

Exploitability Score :

3.9
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2012-2188 vulnerability. Even if cvefeed.io is aware of the exact versions of the products that are affected, the information is not represented in the table below.

ID Vendor Product Action
1 Ibm power_hardware_management_console_firmware
2 Ibm systems_director_management__console_firmware

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The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2012-2188 vulnerability over time.

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  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    May. 14, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Aug. 29, 2017

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Removed Reference http://xforce.iss.net/xforce/xfdb/75906 [No Types Assigned]
    Added Reference https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/75906 [No Types Assigned]
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Aug. 07, 2012

    Action Type Old Value New Value
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CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration

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Exploit Prediction

EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.

0.04 }} 0.00%

score

0.05635

percentile

CVSS2 - Vulnerability Scoring System
Access Vector
Access Complexity
Authentication
Confidentiality
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