CVE-2012-2203

Severity: high (CVSS 7.5 v2.0)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 1.6% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: none known
Published: 2012-08-08 · updated 2026-06-16
Weakness: CWE-264

Description

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.

Affected products

IBM Global Security Kit: through 8.0.13; 7.0.4.28, 7.0.4.29
IBM Rational Directory Server: all versions
IBM Tivoli Directory Server: all versions

References

http://secunia.com/advisories/51279
http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg1IV31973
http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg1IV31975
http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg21606145
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/54743
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/77280
http://secunia.com/advisories/51279
http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg1IV31973
http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg1IV31975
http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg21606145
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/54743
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/77280

Get alerted when CVE-2012-2203 or the next vulnerability affects your stack