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CVE-2012-2187
IBM Remote Supervisor Adapter II firmware for System x3650, x3850 M2, and x3950 M2 1.13 and earlier generates weak RSA keys, which makes…
Medium5.0EPSS 1.1%
- Published
- Updated
- Reserved
- Assigned by
- ibm
Description
IBM Remote Supervisor Adapter II firmware for System x3650, x3850 M2, and x3950 M2 1.13 and earlier generates weak RSA keys, which makes it easier for attackers to defeat cryptographic protection mechanisms via unspecified vectors.
Timeline
ID reserved
By ibm
- 6 months later
· 6 months later
Published
- 12 years later
· 12 years later
Record updated
Changes after publication (a new score, a public exploit, EPSS crossing 1, 10 or 50 %, leaving KEV) are kept since November 2026; earlier ones are not known.
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVDNVD · Modified | 2.0 | Medium5.0 | AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 1.1% · top 33% of all CVEs (8 Nov 2026)
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The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: Medium 5.0.
Weakness
Affected products
n/a
- affected n/a
References (3)
- 55609 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDx_transferred
- https://www-947.ibm.com/support/entry/myportal/docdisplay?lndocid=MIGR-5091525 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_MISCx_transferred
- http://www.ibm.com/connections/blogs/PSIRT/entry/security_bulletin_weak_key_vulnerability_in_remote_supervisor_adapter_ii_firmware_cve_2012_2187_ibm_system_x3650_system_x3850_m2_system_x3950_m25 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
Sources
The same CVE in the primary databases and aggregators, to check against.
- CVE.org record (opens in a new tab)
- CVE List JSON (GitHub) (opens in a new tab)
- NVD (opens in a new tab)
- FIRST EPSS (opens in a new tab)
- OSV.dev (opens in a new tab)
- GitHub Advisories (opens in a new tab)
- CIRCL Vulnerability-Lookup (opens in a new tab)
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