librdmacm: Tried to connect to port 6125 if ibacm.port was not found
Published Oct 22, 2012
5.8
MEDIUMCVSS 2.0
EPSS 2.11%
Description
librdmacm 1.0.16, when ibacm.port is not specified, connects to port 6125, which allows remote attackers to specify the address resolution information for the application via a malicious ib_acm service.
Affected products
No data.
- 1.0.16
No data.
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
ibutils-0:1.5.7-8.el6
Fixed · RHSA-2013:1661
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
infinipath-psm-0:3.0.1-115.1015_open.2.el6
Fixed · RHSA-2013:1661
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
libibverbs-0:1.1.7-1.el6
Fixed · RHSA-2013:1661
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
libmlx4-0:1.0.5-4.el6.1
Fixed · RHSA-2013:1661
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
librdmacm-0:1.0.17-1.el6
Fixed · RHSA-2013:1661
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
mpitests-0:3.2-9.el6
Fixed · RHSA-2013:1661
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
mstflint-0:3.0-0.6.g6961daa.1.el6
Fixed · RHSA-2013:1661
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
openmpi-0:1.5.4-2.el6
Fixed · RHSA-2013:1661
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
perftest-0:2.0-2.el6
Fixed · RHSA-2013:1661
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
qperf-0:0.4.9-1.el6
Fixed · RHSA-2013:1661
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
rdma-0:3.10-3.el6
Fixed · RHSA-2013:1661
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5
librdmacm
Not affected
| Product | Package | State | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 | ibutils-0:1.5.7-8.el6 | Fixed | RHSA-2013:1661 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 | infinipath-psm-0:3.0.1-115.1015_open.2.el6 | Fixed | RHSA-2013:1661 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 | libibverbs-0:1.1.7-1.el6 | Fixed | RHSA-2013:1661 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 | libmlx4-0:1.0.5-4.el6.1 | Fixed | RHSA-2013:1661 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 | librdmacm-0:1.0.17-1.el6 | Fixed | RHSA-2013:1661 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 | mpitests-0:3.2-9.el6 | Fixed | RHSA-2013:1661 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 | mstflint-0:3.0-0.6.g6961daa.1.el6 | Fixed | RHSA-2013:1661 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 | openmpi-0:1.5.4-2.el6 | Fixed | RHSA-2013:1661 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 | perftest-0:2.0-2.el6 | Fixed | RHSA-2013:1661 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 | qperf-0:0.4.9-1.el6 | Fixed | RHSA-2013:1661 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 | rdma-0:3.10-3.el6 | Fixed | RHSA-2013:1661 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 | librdmacm | Not affected | n/a |
No package ranges for this CVE.
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.
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:N
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
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 (11 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 2.11% (0.02112) | 81.13th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 2.11% (0.02112) | 79.33th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 0.40% (0.00399) | 58.51th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.48% (0.00478) | 76.59th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Feb 8, 2024 | 0.48% (0.00478) | 75.06th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.48% (0.00478) | 72.01th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 1.21% (0.01213) | 66.61th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 13, 2023 | 1.21% (0.01213) | 66.13th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 3, 2023 | 1.32% (0.01319) | 70.54th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 1.21% (0.01213) | 64.21th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 1.21% (0.01213) | 40.54th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
No CWE recorded.
References (8)
- http://git.openfabrics.org/git?p=~shefty/librdmacm.git%3Ba=commitdiff%3Bh=4b5c1aa734e0e734fc2ba3cd41d0ddf02170af6d x_refsource_CONFIRM
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/10/11/6 mailing-listx_refsource_MLIST
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/10/11/9 mailing-listx_refsource_MLIST
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/55896 vdb-entryx_refsource_BID
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2012-4516 Vendor Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=865483 x_refsource_MISCIssue Tracking
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2012-4516
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2012-4516
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://git.openfabrics.org/git?p=~shefty/librdmacm.git%3Ba=commitdiff%3Bh=4b5c1aa734e0e734fc2ba3cd41d0ddf02170af6d | x_refsource_CONFIRM | |
| http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/10/11/6 | mailing-listx_refsource_MLIST | |
| http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/10/11/9 | mailing-listx_refsource_MLIST | |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/55896 | vdb-entryx_refsource_BID | |
| https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2012-4516 | Vendor Advisory | |
| https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=865483 | x_refsource_MISCIssue Tracking | |
| https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2012-4516 | ||
| https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2012-4516 |
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