CVE-2012-2203: IBM Global Security Kit

High severity, CVSS 7.5. EPSS: 1.6% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

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, uses the PKCS #12 file format for certificate objects without enforcing file integrity, which makes it easier for remote attackers to spoof SSL servers via vectors involving insertion of an arbitrary root Certification Authority (CA) certificate.

Affected products

• IBM Global Security Kit: up to and including 8.0.13; version 7.0.4.28 only; version 7.0.4.29 only
• IBM Rational Directory Server: any version
• IBM Tivoli Directory Server: any version

Published 2012-08-08. Last modified 2026-06-16.