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medium 6.9

CVE-2012-2179 json

libodm.a in IBM AIX 5.3, 6.1, and 7.1 allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on a temporary file.

published 2012-06-22 14 y ago modified 2026-06-16 4 mo ago also EUVD-2012-2173

cvss
6.9
version 2.0, NVD
cisa kev
Not listed
not in CISA's catalog
epss
1.7%
EPSS 1.7% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 78%
public exploits
1
Exploit-DB

Summary

libodm.a in IBM AIX 5.3, 6.1, and 7.1 allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on a temporary file.

Patch / fix

Timeline

  1. Published
  2. First public exploit (EDB-33725)

Exploit prediction

1.75% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 78% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-09).

Exploits and checks

  • EDB-33725 IBM AIX 6.1.8 - 'libodm' Arbitrary File Write local, 2014-06-12

CVSS scores

assigned by version score vector
NVD 2.0 6.9 AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Classification

Weakness
  • CWE-264 Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls

References

Sources

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