CVE-2012-4838

Published: Dec 8, 2012Updated: Apr 29, 2026 Sources: CVE List NVDNVD-CWE-noinfo

1.9LOW

NVD MITRE

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.

No summary for this CVE yet.

CVSS Vector Breakdown

Exploitability

AV:LAccess Vector

Local

AC:MAccess Complexity

Medium

Au:NAuthentication

None

Impact

C:PConfidentiality

Partial

I:NIntegrity

None

A:NAvailability

None

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Weaknesses

NVD-CWE-noinfo

Affected Products

ibm

commercial·USaka international business machines

flex system chassis management moduleOn-premNetwork Device

Networking Infrastructure / network-management

integrated management module iiOn-premFirmware

Hardware Firmware

and 1 more affected products View all →

Exploitability

Official Patch Available

References

https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/79020

exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com

https://www-947.ibm.com/support/entry/myportal/docdisplay?lndocid=MIGR-5092001

www-947.ibm.com

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

ibm.com

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