CVE-2012-3287

Published Jun 13, 2012 CVSS 2.0 · 5.0 Medium EPSS 1.4% KEV · Not listed
Description
Poul-Henning Kamp md5crypt has insufficient algorithmic complexity and a consequently short runtime, which makes it easier for context-dependent attackers to discover cleartext passwords via a brute-force attack, as demonstrated by an attack using GPU hardware.

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Source ID Title
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2012-3265 Poul-Henning Kamp md5crypt has insufficient algorithmic complexity and a consequently short runtime, which makes it easier for context-dependent attackers to discover cleartext passwords via a brute-force attack, as demonstrated by an attack using GPU hardware.
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Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
mitre
Published
Updated
Sep 16, 2024, 10:14 PM
Reserved
Jun 7, 2012, 12:00 AM
Status
Modified
Published
Jun 13, 2012, 7:55 PM
Modified
Jun 16, 2026, 11:42 PM