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Unrated severityNVD Advisory· Published Aug 8, 2012· Updated Jun 16, 2026

CVE-2012-2191

CVE-2012-2191

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, does not properly validate data during execution of a protection mechanism against the Vaudenay SSL CBC timing attack, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) via crafted values in the TLS Record Layer, a different vulnerability than CVE-2012-2333.

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Affected products

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  • IBM/Global Security Kit4 versions
    cpe:2.3:a:ibm:global_security_kit:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 3 more
    • cpe:2.3:a:ibm:global_security_kit:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*range: <=8.0.13
    • cpe:2.3:a:ibm:global_security_kit:7.0.4.28:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:a:ibm:global_security_kit:7.0.4.29:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • (no CPE)range: <8.0.14.22
  • IBM/Rational Directory Server
    cpe:2.3:a:ibm:rational_directory_server:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • IBM/Tivoli Directory Server
    cpe:2.3:a:ibm:tivoli_directory_server:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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