CVE-2012-2143
Description
From CVE.org
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.
Statement
This issue did not affect the version of php as shipped with Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 as it did not include FreeSec's libcrypt cryptographic algorithms implementation yet. This issue was addressed in php53 package for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 via RHSA-2012:1047 and in php package for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 via RHSA-2012:1046.
Common Vulnerability Scoring System (CVSS) Score Details
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CVSS v2 Score Breakdown
| Red Hat | NVD | cve.org | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Base Score | 4 | 4.3 | N/A |
| Attack Vector | Network | Network | N/A |
| Access Complexity | High | Medium | N/A |
| Authentication | None | None | N/A |
| Confidentiality Impact | Partial | None | N/A |
| Integrity Impact | Partial | Partial | N/A |
| Availability Impact | None | None | N/A |
Vector
Red Hat: AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:N
NVD: AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N
Acknowledgements
Upstream acknowledges Joseph Bonneau and Rubin Xu as the original reporters.
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