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CVE-2012-5937

Unspecified vulnerability in the CLA2 server in IBM Gentran Integration Suite 4.3, Sterling Integrator 5.0 and 5.1, and Sterling B2B Integrator 5.2, as used in IBM Sterling File Gateway 1.1 through 2.2 and other products, allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands via unknown vectors.

Security Impact Summary

CVE-2012-5937 is a security vulnerability that . Impacting 4 products from ibm, from ibm, from ibm and 1 other, organizations running these solutions should prioritize assessment and patching.

Historical Context

Documented in 2013, 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

2013-04-12T19:55:01.857

Last Modified

2025-04-11T00:51:21.963

Status

Deferred

Source

[email protected]

Severity

CVSSv2: 9.3 (HIGH)

CVSSv2 Vector

AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Access Vector: NETWORK
Access Complexity: MEDIUM
Authentication: NONE
Confidentiality Impact: COMPLETE
Integrity Impact: COMPLETE
Availability Impact: COMPLETE

Exploitability Score

8.6

Impact Score

10.0

Weaknesses

Type: Primary
NVD-CWE-noinfo

Affected Vendors & Products

Type	Vendor	Product	Version/Range	Vulnerable?
Application	ibm	gentran_integration_suite	4.3	Yes
Application	ibm	sterling_b2b_integrator	5.2	Yes
Application	ibm	sterling_file_gateway	1.1	Yes
Application	ibm	sterling_file_gateway	2.0	Yes
Application	ibm	sterling_file_gateway	2.1	Yes
Application	ibm	sterling_file_gateway	2.2	Yes
Application	ibm	sterling_integrator	5.0	Yes
Application	ibm	sterling_integrator	5.1	Yes

References

http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg1IC85189 Vendor Advisory ([email protected])
http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg21633925 Vendor Advisory ([email protected])
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/80403 ([email protected])
http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg1IC85189 Vendor Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg21633925 Vendor Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/80403 (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.