CVE-2012-4555
The MITRE CVE dictionary describes this issue as:
The token processing system (pki-tps) in Red Hat Certificate System (RHCS) before 8.1.3 does not properly handle interruptions of token format operations, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference and Apache httpd web server child process crash) via unspecified vectors.
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CVSS v2 metrics
| Base Score | 1.7 |
|---|---|
| Base Metrics | AV:L/AC:L/Au:S/C:N/I:N/A:P |
| Access Vector | Local |
| Access Complexity | Low |
| Authentication | Single |
| Confidentiality Impact | None |
| Integrity Impact | None |
| Availability Impact | Partial |
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Red Hat Security Errata
| Platform | Errata | Release Date |
|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Certificate System 8 (pki-common) | RHSA-2012:1550 | 2012-12-06 |
Affected Packages State
| Platform | Package | State |
|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Certificate System 8 | TPS | Will not fix |
Acknowledgements
Red Hat would like to thank Patrick Raspante and Ryan Millay of GDC4S for reporting this issue.CVE description copyright © 2017, The MITRE Corporation