CVE-2012-4578 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

The geli encryption provider 7 before r239184 on FreeBSD 10 uses a weak Master Key, which makes it easier for local users to defeat a cryptographic protection mechanism via a brute-force attack.

Published: 2012-08-21

Score: 2.1 Low

EPSS: < 1% Very Low

KEV: No

Impact:

Action:

Analysis

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Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

n/a

n/a

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

AND

OR	cpe:2.3:a:pawel_jakub_dawidek:geli::::::::
	cpe:2.3:a:pawel_jakub_dawidek:geli:4:::::::*

cpe:2.3:o:freebsd:freebsd:10.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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Remediation

No vendor fix or workaround currently provided.

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Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2012-4504	The geli encryption provider 7 before r239184 on FreeBSD 10 uses a weak Master Key, which makes it easier for local users to defeat a cryptographic protection mechanism via a brute-force attack.

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Local

Access Complexity Low

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact None

Integrity Impact Partial

Availability Impact None

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.00031.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
http://lists.freebsd.org/pipermail/freebsd-security/2012-August/006541.html
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/78057

History

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Subscriptions

Freebsd Freebsd

Pawel Jakub Dawidek Geli

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published: 2012-08-21T19:00:00.000Z

Updated: 2024-08-06T20:42:54.612Z

Reserved: 2012-08-21T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2012-4578

Vulnrichment

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NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2012-08-21T19:55:00.950

Modified: 2026-04-29T01:13:23.040

Link: CVE-2012-4578

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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Weaknesses

CWE-310

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