CVE-2012-2179
libodm.a in IBM AIX 5.3, 6.1, and 7.1 allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a...
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.
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
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.
- Record
CVE-2012-2179- CVSS 2.0
- 6.9 Medium
AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C - Weakness
- CWE-264
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
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.
- Record
CVE-2012-2179- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2012-2173 No score
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.
- Record
EUVD-2012-2173- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-jpvf-8hj8-56qq No score
libodm.a in IBM AIX 5.3, 6.1, and 7.1 allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a...
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.
- Record
GHSA-jpvf-8hj8-56qq- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Public exploits
Links only. Every CVE stores no exploit code.
| Source | Link | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Exploit-DB | IBM AIX 6.1.8 - 'libodm' Arbitrary File Write | 2014-06-12 |
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, Exploit-DB, GitHub Advisories, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2012-2179 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 6.9) in Ibm Aix, published June 22, 2012. Public exploit code exists. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 1.75%, the 77th percentile. No source names a fixed version.