# CVE-2012-4838: IBM Flex System Chassis Management Module (CMM) and Integrated Management Module 2 (IMM2) allow local users to obtain sensitive information

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2012-12-08 · Updated: 2024-08-06

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported

## 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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## References

- https://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_system8
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/79020
- https://www-947.ibm.com/support/entry/myportal/docdisplay?lndocid=MIGR-5092001

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