CVE-2012-5938

high

Published 2013-03-20 · Modified 2026-04-29

CVSS v3

—

CVSS v2

7.2

VIR risk

7.2

Description

The installation process in IBM InfoSphere Information Server 8.1, 8.5, 8.7, and 9.1 on UNIX and Linux sets incorrect permissions and ownerships for unspecified files, which allows local users to bypass intended access restrictions via standard filesystem operations.

Predictions

Exploit likelihood

20%

Patch ETA

—

Heuristic predictions, AS-IS, for prioritization only.

Mitigations

No vendor mitigations ingested yet for this CVE. The mitigation-content worker queues fetches as references arrive — check back in a few minutes, or see the references list below.

Application impact

Vendor	Product	Versions
ibm	infosphere_information_server	`8.1`
ibm	infosphere_information_server	`8.5`
ibm	infosphere_information_server	`8.7`
ibm	infosphere_information_server	`9.1`

References

http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg21628844
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/80493
http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg21628844
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/80493

CWEs

CWE-264

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