CVE-2012-4571
Python Keyring does not securely initialize encryption cipher
7.5
HIGH
CVSS 3.1
EPSS 0.07%
Description
Python Keyring 0.9.1 does not securely initialize the cipher when encrypting passwords for CryptedFileKeyring files, which makes it easier for local users to obtain passwords via a brute-force attack.
How to fix CVE-2012-4571
To remediate CVE-2012-4571, upgrade the affected package to a fixed version below.
- Debian/python-keyring—upgrade to 0.9.2-1 or later
- —upgrade to 0.9.2 or later
- —upgrade to 0.9.2 or later
Is CVE-2012-4571 being exploited?
Low — EPSS is 0.1%, meaning exploitation activity has not been observed at scale.
Affected packages (3)
- from 0, < 0.9.2-1
- from 0, < 0.9.2
- from 0, < 0.9.2
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:H/SI:H/SA:H/E:P |
| 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 |