CVE-2012-1844

high

Published 2012-03-22 · Modified 2026-04-29

CVSS v3

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CVSS v2

7.5

VIR risk

7.5

Description

The Quantum Scalar i500 tape library with firmware before i7.0.3 (604G.GS00100), also distributed as the Dell ML6000 tape library with firmware before A20-00 (590G.GS00100) and the IBM TS3310 tape library with firmware before R6C (606G.GS001), uses default passwords for unspecified user accounts, which makes it easier for remote attackers to obtain access via unknown vectors.

Predictions

Exploit likelihood

20%

Patch ETA

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Heuristic predictions, AS-IS, for prioritization only.

Mitigations

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Application impact

Vendor	Product	Versions
quantum	scalar_i500_firmware	`{"endIncluding":"i7.0.2"}`
quantum	scalar_i500_firmware	`i2`
quantum	scalar_i500_firmware	`i3`
quantum	scalar_i500_firmware	`i3.1`
quantum	scalar_i500_firmware	`i4`
quantum	scalar_i500_firmware	`i5`
quantum	scalar_i500_firmware	`i5.1`
quantum	scalar_i500_firmware	`i6`
quantum	scalar_i500_firmware	`i6.1`
quantum	scalar_i500_firmware	`i7`
quantum	scalar_i500_firmware	`i7.0.1`
quantum	scalar_i500_firmware	`sp4`
quantum	scalar_i500_firmware	`sp4.2`
dell	powervault_ml6000_firmware	`585g.gs003`
ibm	ts3310_tape_library_firmware	`{"endIncluding":"605g.g002"}`

References

CWEs

CWE-255

Verify integrity in audit chain (admin only). AS-IS.