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ubuntu-cve-2012-2146

Vulnerability from osv_ubuntu

Published

2012-08-26 21:55

Modified

2025-07-18 16:42

Summary

Details

Elixir 0.8.0 uses Blowfish in CFB mode without constructing a unique initialization vector (IV), which makes it easier for context-dependent users to obtain sensitive information and decrypt the database.

Severity

N/A (UNKNOWN)


                    
                      medium

References

URL

Type

	https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2012-2146	REPORT
	http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/04/29/1	REPORT
	http://groups.google.com/group/sqlelixir/browse_t…	REPORT
	https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2012-2146	REPORT

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  "modified": "2025-07-18T16:42:45Z",
  "published": "2012-08-26T21:55:00Z",
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  "schema_version": "1.7.0",
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    }
  ],
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  ]
}

CVE-2012-2146 (GCVE-0-2012-2146)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2012-08-26 21:00 – Updated: 2024-08-06 19:26

Summary

Severity

No CVSS data available.

CWE

Assigner

redhat

References

6 references

URL	Tags
http://groups.google.com/group/sqlelixir/browse_t…	x_refsource_MISC
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/04/28/2	mailing-listx_refsource_MLIST
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/04/27/8	mailing-listx_refsource_MLIST
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=810013	x_refsource_MISC
http://elixir.ematia.de/trac/ticket/119	x_refsource_MISC
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/04/29/1	mailing-listx_refsource_MLIST

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Vulnerability from osv_ubuntu

CVE-2012-2146 (GCVE-0-2012-2146)

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