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CVE-2012-2681

Cumin before 0.1.5444, as used in Red Hat Enterprise Messaging, Realtime, and Grid (MRG) 2.0, uses predictable random numbers to generate session keys, which makes it easier for remote attackers to guess the session key.

Security Impact Summary

CVE-2012-2681 is a security vulnerability that . Impacting 2 products from trevor_mckay, from redhat organizations running these solutions should prioritize assessment and patching.

Historical Context

Documented in 2012, this vulnerability occurred amid the cloud computing expansion era, where traditional network perimeter security models were being reevaluated. Organizations were transitioning from isolated infrastructure to interconnected systems, creating new attack surfaces that vulnerabilities like this could exploit.

Published

2012-09-28T17:55:00.787

Last Modified

2025-04-11T00:51:21.963

Status

Deferred

Source

[email protected]

Severity

CVSSv2: 5.8 (MEDIUM)

CVSSv2 Vector

AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:N

Access Vector: NETWORK
Access Complexity: MEDIUM
Authentication: NONE
Confidentiality Impact: PARTIAL
Integrity Impact: PARTIAL
Availability Impact: NONE

Exploitability Score

8.6

Impact Score

4.9

Weaknesses

Type: Primary
CWE-310

Affected Vendors & Products

Type	Vendor	Product	Version/Range	Vulnerable?
Application	trevor_mckay	cumin	≤ 0.1.5192-4	Yes
Application	trevor_mckay	cumin	0.1.3160-1	Yes
Application	trevor_mckay	cumin	0.1.4369-1	Yes
Application	trevor_mckay	cumin	0.1.4410-2	Yes
Application	trevor_mckay	cumin	0.1.4494-1	Yes
Application	trevor_mckay	cumin	0.1.4794-1	Yes
Application	trevor_mckay	cumin	0.1.4916-1	Yes
Application	trevor_mckay	cumin	0.1.5098-2	Yes
Application	trevor_mckay	cumin	0.1.5192-1	Yes
Operating System	redhat	enterprise_mrg	2.0	Yes

References

http://bugzilla.redhat.com/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=827558 Exploit ([email protected])
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2012-1278.html Vendor Advisory ([email protected])
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2012-1281.html Vendor Advisory ([email protected])
http://secunia.com/advisories/50660 ([email protected])
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/55618 ([email protected])
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/78771 ([email protected])
http://bugzilla.redhat.com/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=827558 Exploit (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2012-1278.html Vendor Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2012-1281.html Vendor Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://secunia.com/advisories/50660 (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/55618 (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/78771 (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)

How SecUtils Interprets This CVE

SecUtils normalizes and enriches National Vulnerability Database (NVD) records by standardizing vendor and product identifiers, aggregating vulnerability metadata from both NVD and MITRE sources, and providing structured context for security teams. For trevor_mckay's affected products, we extract Common Platform Enumeration (CPE) data, Common Weakness Enumeration (CWE) classifications, CVSS severity metrics, and reference data to enable rapid vulnerability prioritization and asset correlation. This record contains no exploit code, proof-of-concept instructions, or attack methodologies—only defensive intelligence necessary for patch management, risk assessment, and security operations.