CVE-2012-3287

Published: Jun 13, 2012Modified: Apr 29, 2026

5.0

Vector

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

Exploitability: 10.0 / Impact: 2.9

Source: NVD

Description

Poul-Henning Kamp md5crypt has insufficient algorithmic complexity and a consequently short runtime, which makes it easier for context-dependent attackers to discover cleartext passwords via a brute-force attack, as demonstrated by an attack using GPU hardware.

Affected (1)

Products: Poul Henning Kamp: Md5crypt

Poul Henning Kamp

1 product

Configuration A

1 vulnerable

Vulnerable Software	Affected Versions
Poul Henning Kamp Md5crypt	All versions

Related CWEs

References (4)

http://phk.freebsd.dk/sagas/md5crypt_eol.html

Source: cve@mitre.org

Vendor Advisory

https://phk.freebsd.dk/sagas/md5crypt_eol/

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://phk.freebsd.dk/sagas/md5crypt_eol.html

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

Vendor Advisory

https://phk.freebsd.dk/sagas/md5crypt_eol/

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

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