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National Vulnerability Database

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CVE-2012-4838 Detail

Description

IBM Flex System Chassis Management Module (CMM) and Integrated Management Module 2 (IMM2) allow local users to obtain sensitive information about (1) local accounts, (2) SSH private keys, (3) SSL/TLS private keys, (4) SNMPv3 communities, and (5) LDAP credentials by leveraging unspecified side effects of service or maintenance activity.


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URL Source(s) Tag(s)
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/79020 CVE, IBM Corporation Third Party Advisory  VDB Entry 
https://www-947.ibm.com/support/entry/myportal/docdisplay?lndocid=MIGR-5092001 CVE, IBM Corporation Broken Link 
https://www.ibm.com/connections/blogs/PSIRT/entry/flex_system_chassis_management_module_cmm_and_integrated_management_module_2_imm2_potential_security_vulnerability_with_authentication_data_cve_2012_4838_ibm_flex_system8 CVE, IBM Corporation Vendor Advisory 

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-ID CWE Name Source
NVD-CWE-noinfo Insufficient Information cwe source acceptance level NIST  

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Change History

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Quick Info

CVE Dictionary Entry:
CVE-2012-4838
NVD Published Date:
12/08/2012
NVD Last Modified:
04/10/2025
Source:
IBM Corporation