CVE-2012-3287

critical

Description

Poul-Henning Kamp md5crypt has insufficient algorithmic complexity and a consequently short runtime, which makes it easier for context-dependent attackers to discover cleartext passwords via a brute-force attack, as demonstrated by an attack using GPU hardware.

References

https://phk.freebsd.dk/sagas/md5crypt_eol/

http://phk.freebsd.dk/sagas/md5crypt_eol.html

Details

Source: Mitre, NVD

Published: 2012-06-13

Updated: 2023-02-14

Risk Information

CVSS v2

Base Score: 5

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N

Severity: Medium

CVSS v3

Base Score: 9.1

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:H

Severity: Critical