CVE-2012-2146
Elixir can leak information due to weak use of crypto
7.5
HIGH
CVSS 3.1
EPSS 0.46%
Description
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.
How to fix CVE-2012-2146
No fixed version has been published yet. Mitigate by removing the affected package or applying upstream guidance from the references below.
- PyPI/elixir—no fix listed
- —no fix listed
Is CVE-2012-2146 being exploited?
Low — EPSS is 0.5%, meaning exploitation activity has not been observed at scale.
Affected packages (2)
- from 0, <= 0.7.1
- from 0
CVSS scores
| Source | Version | Severity | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| osv | CVSS 4.0 | — | CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N |
| osv | CVSS 3.1 | HIGH7.5 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N |