CVE-2012-0884

Public on 2012-03-13
Modified on 2014-09-14
Description
The implementation of Cryptographic Message Syntax (CMS) and PKCS #7 in OpenSSL before 0.9.8u and 1.x before 1.0.0h does not properly restrict certain oracle behavior, which makes it easier for context-dependent attackers to decrypt data via a Million Message Attack (MMA) adaptive chosen ciphertext attack.
Severity
Low severity
Low
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CVSS v3 Base Score
2.6
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Affected Packages

Platform Package Release Date Advisory Status
Amazon Linux 1 openssl 2012-04-05 ALAS-2012-62 Fixed

CVSS Scores

Score Type Score Vector
Amazon Linux CVSSv2 2.6 AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N
NVD CVSSv2 5.0 AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N

References

FAQs regarding Amazon Linux ALAS/CVE Severity Red Hat: CVE-2012-0884 Mitre: CVE-2012-0884