CVE-2012-2187

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Published 2012-09-25 · Modified 2026-04-29

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CVSS v3

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CVSS v4 NEW

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not yet in upstream

VIR risk

5.0

Description

IBM Remote Supervisor Adapter II firmware for System x3650, x3850 M2, and x3950 M2 1.13 and earlier generates weak RSA keys, which makes it easier for attackers to defeat cryptographic protection mechanisms via unspecified vectors.

Predictions

Exploit likelihood

20%

Patch ETA

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Heuristic predictions, AS-IS, for prioritization only.

Mitigations

No mitigations published for this CVE yet.

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Application impact

Vendor	Product	Versions
ibm	remote_supervisor_adapter_ii_firmware	`{"endIncluding":"1.13"}`
ibm	remote_supervisor_adapter_ii_firmware	`1.0`
ibm	remote_supervisor_adapter_ii_firmware	`1.1`
ibm	remote_supervisor_adapter_ii_firmware	`1.2`
ibm	remote_supervisor_adapter_ii_firmware	`1.3`
ibm	remote_supervisor_adapter_ii_firmware	`1.4`
ibm	remote_supervisor_adapter_ii_firmware	`1.5`
ibm	remote_supervisor_adapter_ii_firmware	`1.6`
ibm	remote_supervisor_adapter_ii_firmware	`1.7`
ibm	remote_supervisor_adapter_ii_firmware	`1.8`
ibm	remote_supervisor_adapter_ii_firmware	`1.9`
ibm	remote_supervisor_adapter_ii_firmware	`1.10`
ibm	remote_supervisor_adapter_ii_firmware	`1.11`
ibm	remote_supervisor_adapter_ii_firmware	`1.12`

References

CWEs

CWE-310

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