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CVE-2012-3324

Directory traversal vulnerability in the UTL_FILE module in IBM DB2 and DB2 Connect 10.1 before FP1 on Windows allows remote authenticated users to modify, delete, or read arbitrary files via a pathname in the file field.

Security Impact Summary

CVE-2012-3324 is a security vulnerability that . Impacting 8 products from ibm, from ibm, from microsoft and 5 others, organizations running these solutions should prioritize assessment and patching.

Historical Context

Documented in 2012, this vulnerability occurred amid the cloud computing expansion era, where traditional network perimeter security models were being reevaluated. Organizations were transitioning from isolated infrastructure to interconnected systems, creating new attack surfaces that vulnerabilities like this could exploit.

Published

2012-09-25T20:55:01.253

Last Modified

2025-04-11T00:51:21.963

Status

Deferred

Source

[email protected]

Severity

CVSSv2: 9.0 (HIGH)

CVSSv2 Vector

AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:C/I:C/A:C

Access Vector: NETWORK
Access Complexity: LOW
Authentication: SINGLE
Confidentiality Impact: COMPLETE
Integrity Impact: COMPLETE
Availability Impact: COMPLETE

Exploitability Score

8.0

Impact Score

10.0

Weaknesses

Type: Primary
CWE-22

Affected Vendors & Products

Type	Vendor	Product	Version/Range	Vulnerable?
Application	ibm	db2	*	Yes
Application	ibm	db2_connect	10.1	Yes
Operating System	microsoft	windows_2000	*	No
Operating System	microsoft	windows_2003_server	*	No
Operating System	microsoft	windows_7	*	No
Operating System	microsoft	windows_server_2008	*	No
Operating System	microsoft	windows_vista	*	No
Operating System	microsoft	windows_xp	*	No

References

http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg1IC85513 Vendor Advisory ([email protected])
http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg21611040 Vendor Advisory ([email protected])
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/77924 ([email protected])
http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg1IC85513 Vendor Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg21611040 Vendor Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/77924 (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)

How SecUtils Interprets This CVE

SecUtils normalizes and enriches National Vulnerability Database (NVD) records by standardizing vendor and product identifiers, aggregating vulnerability metadata from both NVD and MITRE sources, and providing structured context for security teams. For ibm's affected products, we extract Common Platform Enumeration (CPE) data, Common Weakness Enumeration (CWE) classifications, CVSS severity metrics, and reference data to enable rapid vulnerability prioritization and asset correlation. This record contains no exploit code, proof-of-concept instructions, or attack methodologies—only defensive intelligence necessary for patch management, risk assessment, and security operations.