CVE-2012-2173

The ODBC driver in IBM Security AppScan Source 7.x and 8.x before 8.6 sends an SHA-1 hash of the connection password during connections to a solidDB database, which allows remote attackers to obtain sensitive information by sniffing the network.

Published: 2012-06-20 Last update: 2026-06-16 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]
NVD Status：Modified，CVE State: published
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CVE-2012-2173 is rated Moderate Risk (43.1/100): CVSS Medium severity, with medium exploitation likelihood (EPSS 1.17%). Review affected assets and schedule remediation.

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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2012-2173

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 0.22% 1.17% +0.95%
2 2025-03-30 0.27% 0.22% -0.04%
3 2025-03-29 — 0.27% —

Full EPSS history (6 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2012-2173

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
5.0 2.0 MEDIUM
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/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:N)
No authentication is required.
Confidentiality impact (C:P)
Partial confidentiality impact.
Integrity impact (I:N)
No integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:N)
No availability impact.
 10.0 2.9 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2012-2173

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2012-2173

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
ibm security_appscan_source 7.0 cpe:2.3:a:ibm:security_appscan_source:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
ibm security_appscan_source 8.0 cpe:2.3:a:ibm:security_appscan_source:8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
ibm security_appscan_source 8.0.0.1 cpe:2.3:a:ibm:security_appscan_source:8.0.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
ibm security_appscan_source 8.0.0.2 cpe:2.3:a:ibm:security_appscan_source:8.0.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
ibm security_appscan_source 8.5 cpe:2.3:a:ibm:security_appscan_source:8.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
ibm security_appscan_source 8.5.0.1 cpe:2.3:a:ibm:security_appscan_source:8.5.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2012-2173

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