CVE-2012-4555
Description
From CVE.org
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.
Common Vulnerability Scoring System (CVSS) Score Details
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CVSS v2 Score Breakdown
| Red Hat | NVD | cve.org | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Base Score | 1.7 | 4 | N/A |
| Attack Vector | Local | Network | N/A |
| Access Complexity | Low | Low | N/A |
| Authentication | Single | Single | N/A |
| Confidentiality Impact | None | None | N/A |
| Integrity Impact | None | None | N/A |
| Availability Impact | Partial | Partial | N/A |
Vector
Red Hat: AV:L/AC:L/Au:S/C:N/I:N/A:P
NVD: AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:N/I:N/A:P
Acknowledgements
Red Hat would like to thank Patrick Raspante and Ryan Millay (GDC4S) for reporting this issue.
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