CVE-2012-6113

Impact:
Low
Public Date:
2012-03-16
Bugzilla:
902365: CVE-2012-6113 php (openssl extension): Process memory sensitive information disclosure due to missing variable initialization

The MITRE CVE dictionary describes this issue as:

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.

Find out more about CVE-2012-6113 from the MITRE CVE dictionary dictionary and NIST NVD.

Statement

Not Vulnerable. This issue does not affect the version of php as shipped with Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 and 6. This issue does not affect the version of php53 as shipped with Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5.

CVSS v2 metrics

NOTE: The following CVSS v2 metrics and score provided are preliminary and subject to review.

Base Score 2.1
Base Metrics AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N
Access Vector Local
Access Complexity Low
Authentication None
Confidentiality Impact Partial
Integrity Impact None
Availability Impact None

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Affected Packages State

Platform Package State
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 php Not affected
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 php Not affected
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 php53 Not affected

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