MEDIUM
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
Published Jun 22, 2012
6.9
MEDIUMCVSS 2.0
EPSS 1.75%
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
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.0 score for this CVE.
6.9 MEDIUM NVD
AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
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.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
1.75% 0.01748
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
EPSS probability 0.01748
Score over time
2022–2026- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (9 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 1.75% (0.01748) | 77.00th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 1.75% (0.01748) | 74.83th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 0.22% (0.00223) | 42.88th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.04% (0.00042) | 5.07th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.04% (0.00042) | 5.63th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 1.28% (0.01282) | 68.34th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 22, 2023 | 1.28% (0.01282) | 68.05th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 1.28% (0.01282) | 65.91th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 1.28% (0.01282) | 41.72th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
Weaknesses (1)
References (9)
- http://aix.software.ibm.com/aix/efixes/security/libodm_advisory.asc x_refsource_CONFIRMPatchVendor Advisory
- http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=isg1IV21379 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_AIXAPARVendor Advisory
- http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=isg1IV21381 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_AIXAPARVendor Advisory
- http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=isg1IV21382 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_AIXAPARVendor Advisory
- http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=isg1IV21383 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_AIXAPARVendor Advisory
- http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=isg1IV22019 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_AIXAPARVendor Advisory
- http://www.osvdb.org/83133 vdb-entryx_refsource_OSVDB
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1027193 vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACK
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/75510 vdb-entryx_refsource_XF
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://aix.software.ibm.com/aix/efixes/security/libodm_advisory.asc | x_refsource_CONFIRMPatchVendor Advisory | |
| http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=isg1IV21379 | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_AIXAPARVendor Advisory | |
| http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=isg1IV21381 | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_AIXAPARVendor Advisory | |
| http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=isg1IV21382 | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_AIXAPARVendor Advisory | |
| http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=isg1IV21383 | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_AIXAPARVendor Advisory | |
| http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=isg1IV22019 | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_AIXAPARVendor Advisory | |
| http://www.osvdb.org/83133 | vdb-entryx_refsource_OSVDB | |
| http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1027193 | vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACK | |
| https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/75510 | vdb-entryx_refsource_XF |
Change history (0)
No recorded changes yet.
Sources
CVE.org / MITRE
Status PUBLISHED
Assigner ibm
Published Jun 22, 2012
Updated Aug 6, 2024
Reserved Apr 4, 2012
Link CVE-2012-2179
CISA Vulnrichment
Updated n/a