IBM Global Security Kit (aka GSKit) before 8.0.14.22, as used in IBM Rational Directory…
Priority LOW 29CWE-20Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- — Not recorded in CVSS 2.0
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- —
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- None · None · Partial
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA.
Summary
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.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.0388 90th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet
SSVC decision points
Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — | all versions | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
CPE configurations NVD · 5
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:ibm:global_security_kit:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | up to 8.0.13 | Vulnerable | IBM |
| cpe:2.3:a:ibm:global_security_kit:7.0.4.28:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 7.0.4.28 | Vulnerable | IBM |
| cpe:2.3:a:ibm:global_security_kit:7.0.4.29:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 7.0.4.29 | Vulnerable | IBM |
| cpe:2.3:a:ibm:rational_directory_server:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | all versions | Vulnerable | IBM |
| cpe:2.3:a:ibm:tivoli_directory_server:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | all versions | Vulnerable | IBM |
- cpe:2.3:a:ibm:global_security_kit:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions up to 8.0.13 Vulnerable ·IBM
- cpe:2.3:a:ibm:global_security_kit:7.0.4.28:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 7.0.4.28 Vulnerable ·IBM
- cpe:2.3:a:ibm:global_security_kit:7.0.4.29:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 7.0.4.29 Vulnerable ·IBM
- cpe:2.3:a:ibm:rational_directory_server:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions all versions Vulnerable ·IBM
- cpe:2.3:a:ibm:tivoli_directory_server:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions all versions Vulnerable ·IBM
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2012-2191
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-9f2v-g758-7mf3
- 2026-10-13 EPSS moved to the 90th–95th percentile
References
More IBM Global Security Kit vulnerabilities
- TI-2013-05297 IBM Global Security Kit (aka GSKit), as used in Content Manager OnDemand 8.5 and 9.0 and… CVSS 2.0HIGH 7.8
- TI-2013-05561 IBM GSKit 7.x before 7.0.4.48 and 8.x before 8.0.50.16, as used in IBM Security Directory… CVSS 2.0HIGH 7.1
- TI-2012-01969 IBM Global Security Kit (aka GSKit) before 8.0.14.22, as used in IBM Rational Directory… CVSS 2.0HIGH 7.5
Sources
- CVE-2012-2191 · CVE Program
- CVE-2012-2191 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-9f2v-g758-7mf3 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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