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UK Cyber Defence
VulnerabilityModified

CVE-2012-6113

The openssl_encrypt function in ext/openssl/openssl.c in PHP 5.3.9 through 5.3.13 does not initialize a certain variable, which allows remote attackers to obtain sensitive information from process memory by providing zero bytes of input data.

MEDIUM 5.0EPSS 2.54%

Does this matter?

Lower severity and a low EPSS score (2.54%). Track it; it rarely justifies an emergency change on its own.

Description

The openssl_encrypt function in ext/openssl/openssl.c in PHP 5.3.9 through 5.3.13 does not initialize a certain variable, which allows remote attackers to obtain sensitive information from process memory by providing zero bytes of input data.

CVSS 2.0
5.0 MEDIUMAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N
EPSS
2.54% probability · 84th percentile
CISA KEV
Not listed
Weakness
CWE-200
Affected
php/php
Source
secalert@redhat.com

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