PT-2012-4623 · Poul Henning Kamp · Md5Crypt

Poul-Henning Kamp · Published 2012-06-13 · Updated 2023-02-14 · CVE-2012-3287

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v2.0

5.0

Medium

Base vector

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions Poul-Henning Kamp md5crypt (affected versions not specified)

Description The issue concerns the md5crypt algorithm having insufficient complexity and a short runtime, making it easier for attackers to discover cleartext passwords via brute-force attacks, particularly when using GPU hardware.

Recommendations At the moment, there is no information about a newer version that contains a fix for this vulnerability.

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-310

Related Identifiers

CVE-2012-3287

Affected Products

Md5Crypt

References · 3

• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2012-3287 · Security Note
• http://phk.freebsd.dk/sagas/md5crypt_eol.html · Vendor Advisory
• https://phk.freebsd.dk/sagas/md5crypt_eol · Note