{
    "id": "CVE-2012-2179",
    "published": "2012-06-22 10:24:07",
    "last_modified": "2026-06-16 23:41:08",
    "cvss_score": "6.9",
    "cvss_severity": "MEDIUM",
    "cvss_version": "2.0",
    "cvss_vector": "AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C",
    "cwe": "CWE-264",
    "description": "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.",
    "epss_score": "0.01748",
    "epss_percentile": "0.77170",
    "kev": 0,
    "kev_due": null,
    "has_exploit": 1,
    "updated_at": "2026-10-09 18:17:11",
    "priority": {
        "rank": 2,
        "label": "Patch early",
        "why": "A public exploit exists."
    },
    "products": [
        {
            "vendor": "ibm",
            "product": "aix"
        }
    ],
    "kev_detail": null,
    "exploits": [
        {
            "source": "exploit-db",
            "ref_id": "33725",
            "title": "IBM AIX 6.1.8 - 'libodm' Arbitrary File Write",
            "date": "2014-06-12",
            "url": "https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/33725"
        }
    ],
    "refs_list": [
        "http://aix.software.ibm.com/aix/efixes/security/libodm_advisory.asc",
        "http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=isg1IV21379",
        "http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=isg1IV21381",
        "http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=isg1IV21382",
        "http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=isg1IV21383",
        "http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=isg1IV22019",
        "http://www.osvdb.org/83133",
        "http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1027193",
        "https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/75510",
        "http://aix.software.ibm.com/aix/efixes/security/libodm_advisory.asc",
        "http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=isg1IV21379",
        "http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=isg1IV21381",
        "http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=isg1IV21382",
        "http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=isg1IV21383",
        "http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=isg1IV22019",
        "http://www.osvdb.org/83133",
        "http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1027193",
        "https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/75510"
    ]
}