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CVE-2012-1165
The mime_param_cmp function in crypto/asn1/asn_mime.c in OpenSSL before 0.9.8u and 1.x before 1.0.0h allows remote attackers to cause a…
Medium5.0EPSS 6.5%
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- redhat
Description
The mime_param_cmp function in crypto/asn1/asn_mime.c in OpenSSL before 0.9.8u and 1.x before 1.0.0h allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference and application crash) via a crafted S/MIME message, a different vulnerability than CVE-2006-7250.
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVDNVD · Modified | 2.0 | Medium5.0 | AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 6.5% · top 6.2% of all CVEs (2 Nov 2026)
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The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: Medium 5.0.
Weakness
Affected products
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- affected n/a
References (26)
- FEDORA-2012-4630 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_FEDORAx_transferred
- RHSA-2012:0531 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHATx_transferred
- HPSBMU02786 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_HPx_transferred
- FEDORA-2012-18035 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_FEDORAx_transferred
- 48899 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
- https://downloads.avaya.com/css/P8/documents/100162507 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- RHSA-2012:1308 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHATx_transferred
- [oss-security] 20120312 Re: CVE request: openssl: null pointer dereference issue (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTx_transferred
- RHSA-2012:1307 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHATx_transferred
- [oss-security] 20120312 Re: CVE request: openssl: null pointer dereference issue (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTx_transferred
- RHSA-2012:0488 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHATx_transferred
- DSA-2454 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIANx_transferred
- USN-1424-1 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_UBUNTUx_transferred
- 48895 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
- 48580 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
- RHSA-2012:1306 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHATx_transferred
- 1026787 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACKx_transferred
- FEDORA-2012-4665 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_FEDORAx_transferred
- HPSBOV02793 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_HPx_transferred
- RHSA-2012:0426 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHATx_transferred
- http://cvs.openssl.org/chngview?cn=22252 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- HPSBUX02782 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_HPx_transferred
- 52764 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDx_transferred
- FEDORA-2012-4659 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_FEDORAx_transferred
- [oss-security] 20120312 Re: CVE request: openssl: null pointer dereference issue (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTx_transferred
- [oss-security] 20120312 Re: CVE request: openssl: null pointer dereference issue (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTx_transferred
Sources
The same CVE in the primary databases and aggregators, to check against.
- CVE.org record (opens in a new tab)
- CVE List JSON (GitHub) (opens in a new tab)
- NVD (opens in a new tab)
- FIRST EPSS (opens in a new tab)
- OSV.dev (opens in a new tab)
- GitHub Advisories (opens in a new tab)
- CIRCL Vulnerability-Lookup (opens in a new tab)
Record last updated .