PT-2012-3836 · Elixir · Elixir

Vincent Danen · Published 2012-08-26 · Updated 2022-05-17 · CVE-2012-2146

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v4.0

8.7

High

Base vector

AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions Elixir versions prior to 0.8.0 Elixir versions 0.8.0

Description The issue arises from Elixir using Blowfish in CFB mode without constructing a unique initialization vector (IV). This makes it easier for context-dependent users to obtain sensitive information and decrypt the database.

Recommendations For Elixir versions prior to 0.8.0, update to a version that includes the patch to mitigate this issue. For Elixir version 0.8.0, apply the provided patch to address the vulnerability.

Fix

Use of a Broken Cryptographic Algorithm

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-327

CWE-310

Related Identifiers

CVE-2012-2146

GHSA-VFCG-5GGC-3RXX

PYSEC-2012-13

Affected Products

Elixir

References · 13

• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/PYSEC-2012-13 · Vendor Advisory
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2012-2146 · Security Note
• https://cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2012-2146 · Security Note
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/UBUNTU-CVE-2012-2146 · Vendor Advisory
• http://elixir.ematia.de/trac/ticket/119 · Vendor Advisory
• https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2012-2146 · Vendor Advisory
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/GHSA-vfcg-5ggc-3rxx · Vendor Advisory
• https://github.com/pypa/advisory-database/tree/main/vulns/elixir/PYSEC-2012-13.yaml · Note
• http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/04/29/1 · Note
• http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/04/28/2 · Note
• https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=810013 · Note
• http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/04/27/8 · Note
• http://groups.google.com/group/sqlelixir/browse_thread/thread/efc16227514cffa?pli=1 · Note