CVE-2012-2203

IBM Global Security Kit (aka GSKit) before 8.0.14.22, as used in IBM Rational Directory Server, IBM Tivoli Directory Server, and other products, uses the PKCS #12 file format for certificate objects without enforcing file integrity, which makes it easier for remote attackers to spoof SSL servers via vectors involving insertion of an arbitrary root Certification Authority (CA) certificate.

Published: 2012-08-08 Last update: 2026-06-16 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]
NVD Status：Modified，CVE State: published
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CVE-2012-2203 is rated Moderate Risk (55.9/100): CVSS High severity, with medium exploitation likelihood (EPSS 1.58%). Review affected assets and schedule remediation.

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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2012-2203

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 0.98% 1.58% +0.60%
2 2024-12-17 0.94% 0.98% +0.04%
3 2023-03-07 — 0.94% —

Full EPSS history (4 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2012-2203

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
7.5 2.0 HIGH
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P 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:P)
Partial integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:P)
Partial availability impact.
 10.0 6.4 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2012-2203

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2012-2203

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
ibm global_security_kit <= 8.0.13 cpe:2.3:a:ibm:global_security_kit:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
ibm global_security_kit 7.0.4.28 cpe:2.3:a:ibm:global_security_kit:7.0.4.28:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
ibm global_security_kit 7.0.4.29 cpe:2.3:a:ibm:global_security_kit:7.0.4.29:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
ibm rational_directory_server — cpe:2.3:a:ibm:rational_directory_server:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
ibm tivoli_directory_server — cpe:2.3:a:ibm:tivoli_directory_server:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2012-2203

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