CVE-2012-2203

high
Published 2012-08-08 · Modified 2026-04-29
CVSS v3
CVSS v2
7.5
VIR risk
7.5

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.

Predictions

Exploit likelihood
20%
Patch ETA

Heuristic predictions, AS-IS, for prioritization only.

Mitigations

vendor Authored 2026-05-27

Vendor advisory: psirt@us.ibm.com — http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg21606145

Application impact

VendorProductVersionsFixed
ibm ibmglobal_security_kit{"endIncluding":"8.0.13"}
ibm ibmglobal_security_kit7.0.4.28
ibm ibmglobal_security_kit7.0.4.29
ibm ibmrational_directory_server
ibm ibmtivoli_directory_server

References

CWEs

CWE-264

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