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CVE-2012-4545
The http_negotiate_create_context function in protocol/http/http_negotiate.c in ELinks 0.12 before 0.12pre6, when using HTTP Negotiate or…
Medium5.1EPSS 1.9%
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- Updated
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- redhat
Description
The http_negotiate_create_context function in protocol/http/http_negotiate.c in ELinks 0.12 before 0.12pre6, when using HTTP Negotiate or GSS-Negotiate authentication, delegates user credentials through GSSAPI, which allows remote servers to authenticate as the client via the delegated credentials.
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVDNVD · Modified | 2.0 | Medium5.1 | AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 1.9% · top 20% 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 5.1.
Weakness
Affected products
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- affected n/a
References (8)
- MDVSA-2013:075 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_MANDRIVAx_transferred
- 57065 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDx_transferred
- DSA-2592 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIANx_transferred
- elinks-httpnegotiate-security-bypass(80882) (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_XFx_transferred
- http://repo.or.cz/w/elinks.git/blobdiff/89056e21fc7ab8e1c2d4e06ec9d0c6d01e70669a..da18694ff7dd0b67dfcb3c417fb0579b1e7d02d7:/src/protocol/http/http_negotiate.c (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- RHSA-2013:0250 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHATx_transferred
- http://bugzilla.elinks.cz/show_bug.cgi?id=1124 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- 51569 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
Sources
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- OSV.dev (opens in a new tab)
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- CIRCL Vulnerability-Lookup (opens in a new tab)
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