Unrated severityNVD Advisory· Published Dec 8, 2012· Updated Jun 16, 2026
CVE-2012-4838
CVE-2012-4838
Description
IBM Flex System Chassis Management Module (CMM) and Integrated Management Module 2 (IMM2) allow local users to obtain sensitive information about (1) local accounts, (2) SSH private keys, (3) SSL/TLS private keys, (4) SNMPv3 communities, and (5) LDAP credentials by leveraging unspecified side effects of service or maintenance activity.
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Affected products
4cpe:2.3:h:ibm:flex_system_chassis_management_module:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 1 more
- cpe:2.3:h:ibm:flex_system_chassis_management_module:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- (no CPE)
cpe:2.3:h:ibm:integrated_management_module_ii:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 1 more
- cpe:2.3:h:ibm:integrated_management_module_ii:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- (no CPE)
Patches
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References
3- exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/79020nvdThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- www.ibm.com/connections/blogs/PSIRT/entry/flex_system_chassis_management_module_cmm_and_integrated_management_module_2_imm2_potential_security_vulnerability_with_authentication_data_cve_2012_4838_ibm_flex_system8nvdVendor Advisory
- www-947.ibm.com/support/entry/myportal/docdisplaynvdBroken Link
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