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CVE-2012-4578

The geli encryption provider 7 before r239184 on FreeBSD 10 uses a weak Master Key, which makes it easier for local users to defeat a cryptographic protection mechanism via a brute-force attack.

Published

2012-08-21T19:55:00.950

Last Modified

2025-04-11T00:51:21.963

Status

Deferred

Source

[email protected]

Severity

CVSSv2: 2.1 (LOW)

CVSSv2 Vector

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

Access Vector: LOCAL
Access Complexity: LOW
Authentication: NONE
Confidentiality Impact: NONE
Integrity Impact: PARTIAL
Availability Impact: NONE

Exploitability Score

3.9

Impact Score

2.9

Weaknesses

Type: Primary
CWE-310

Affected Vendors & Products

Type	Vendor	Product	Version/Range	Vulnerable?
Application	pawel_jakub_dawidek	geli	≤ 7	Yes
Application	pawel_jakub_dawidek	geli	4	Yes
Operating System	freebsd	freebsd	10.0	No

References

http://lists.freebsd.org/pipermail/freebsd-security/2012-August/006541.html Vendor Advisory ([email protected])
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/78057 ([email protected])
http://lists.freebsd.org/pipermail/freebsd-security/2012-August/006541.html Vendor Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/78057 (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)