CVE-2012-2168

IBM Rational ClearQuest 7.1.x before 7.1.2.7 and 8.x before 8.0.0.3 allows remote authenticated users to obtain sensitive stack-trace information from CM server error messages via an invalid parameter.

Published: 2012-08-17 Last update: 2026-06-16 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]
NVD Status：Modified，CVE State: published
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CVE-2012-2168 is rated Low Risk (38.1/100): CVSS Medium severity, with medium exploitation likelihood (EPSS 1.08%). Monitor for updates and reassess as exploit intelligence or EPSS changes.

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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2012-2168

EPSS lead: Daily EPSS estimates relative likelihood of exploitation; percentile ranks this CVE among scored vulnerabilities (higher = more severe relative rank).

# Date Old EPSS score New EPSS score Delta (New - Old)
1 2026-06-15 0.18% 1.08% +0.90%
2 2025-03-17 0.11% 0.18% +0.06%
3 2023-03-07 — 0.11% —

Full EPSS history (4 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2012-2168

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
4.0 2.0 MEDIUM
AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:N/A:N Click to expand
Access vector (AV:N)
Can be exploited remotely over network reachability.
Access complexity (AC:L)
Exploitation conditions are straightforward and predictable.
Authentication (AU:S)
A single authentication is required.
Confidentiality impact (C:P)
Partial confidentiality impact.
Integrity impact (I:N)
No integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:N)
No availability impact.
 8.0 2.9 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2012-2168

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2012-2168

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
ibm rational_clearquest 7.1.1.1 cpe:2.3:a:ibm:rational_clearquest:7.1.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
ibm rational_clearquest 7.1.1.2 cpe:2.3:a:ibm:rational_clearquest:7.1.1.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
ibm rational_clearquest 7.1.1.3 cpe:2.3:a:ibm:rational_clearquest:7.1.1.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
ibm rational_clearquest 7.1.1.4 cpe:2.3:a:ibm:rational_clearquest:7.1.1.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
ibm rational_clearquest 7.1.1.5 cpe:2.3:a:ibm:rational_clearquest:7.1.1.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
ibm rational_clearquest 7.1.1.6 cpe:2.3:a:ibm:rational_clearquest:7.1.1.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
ibm rational_clearquest 7.1.1.7 cpe:2.3:a:ibm:rational_clearquest:7.1.1.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
ibm rational_clearquest 7.1.1.8 cpe:2.3:a:ibm:rational_clearquest:7.1.1.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
ibm rational_clearquest 7.1.2 cpe:2.3:a:ibm:rational_clearquest:7.1.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
ibm rational_clearquest 7.1.2.1 cpe:2.3:a:ibm:rational_clearquest:7.1.2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
ibm rational_clearquest 7.1.2.2 cpe:2.3:a:ibm:rational_clearquest:7.1.2.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
ibm rational_clearquest 7.1.2.3 cpe:2.3:a:ibm:rational_clearquest:7.1.2.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
ibm rational_clearquest 7.1.2.4 cpe:2.3:a:ibm:rational_clearquest:7.1.2.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
ibm rational_clearquest 7.1.2.5 cpe:2.3:a:ibm:rational_clearquest:7.1.2.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
ibm rational_clearquest 7.1.2.6 cpe:2.3:a:ibm:rational_clearquest:7.1.2.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
ibm rational_clearquest 8.0.0 cpe:2.3:a:ibm:rational_clearquest:8.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
ibm rational_clearquest 8.0.0.1 cpe:2.3:a:ibm:rational_clearquest:8.0.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
ibm rational_clearquest 8.0.0.2 cpe:2.3:a:ibm:rational_clearquest:8.0.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2012-2168

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