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UK Cyber Defence
VulnerabilityModified

CVE-2012-2143

The crypt_des (aka DES-based crypt) function in FreeBSD before 9.0-RELEASE-p2, as used in PHP, PostgreSQL, and other products, does not process the complete cleartext password if this password contains a 0x80 character, which makes it easier for…

MEDIUM 4.3EPSS 5.73%

Does this matter?

Lower severity and a low EPSS score (5.73%). Track it; it rarely justifies an emergency change on its own.

Description

The crypt_des (aka DES-based crypt) function in FreeBSD before 9.0-RELEASE-p2, as used in PHP, PostgreSQL, and other products, does not process the complete cleartext password if this password contains a 0x80 character, which makes it easier for context-dependent attackers to obtain access via an authentication attempt with an initial substring of the intended password, as demonstrated by a Unicode password.

CVSS 2.0
4.3 MEDIUMAV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N
EPSS
5.73% probability · 93th percentile
CISA KEV
Not listed
Weakness
CWE-310
Affected
postgresql/postgresql · freebsd/freebsd · php/php · debian/debian linux
Source
secalert@redhat.com

References

Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.