CVE-2012-2317

Published Aug 7, 2012 CVSS 2.0 · 4.3 Medium EPSS 2.5% KEV · Not listed
Description
The Debian php_crypt_revamped.patch patch for PHP 5.3.x, as used in the php5 package before 5.3.3-7+squeeze4 in Debian GNU/Linux squeeze, the php5 package before 5.3.2-1ubuntu4.17 in Ubuntu 10.04 LTS, and the php5 package before 5.3.5-1ubuntu7.10 in Ubuntu 11.04, does not properly handle an empty salt string, which might allow remote attackers to bypass authentication by leveraging an application that relies on the PHP crypt function to choose a salt for password hashing.

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Source ID Title
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2012-2310 The Debian php_crypt_revamped.patch patch for PHP 5.3.x, as used in the php5 package before 5.3.3-7+squeeze4 in Debian GNU/Linux squeeze, the php5 package before 5.3.2-1ubuntu4.17 in Ubuntu 10.04 LTS, and the php5 package before 5.3.5-1ubuntu7.10 in Ubuntu 11.04, does not properly handle an empty salt string, which might allow remote attackers to bypass authentication by leveraging an application that relies on the PHP crypt function to choose a salt for password hashing.
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-1481-1 PHP vulnerabilities
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Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
redhat
Published
Updated
Sep 16, 2024, 8:06 PM
Reserved
Apr 19, 2012, 12:00 AM
Status
Modified
Published
Aug 7, 2012, 7:55 PM
Modified
Jun 16, 2026, 11:41 PM