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CVE-2012-4578
The geli encryption provider 7 before r239184 on FreeBSD 10 uses a weak Master Key, which makes it easier for local users to defeat a…
Low2.1EPSS 0.18%
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- mitre
Description
The geli encryption provider 7 before r239184 on FreeBSD 10 uses a weak Master Key, which makes it easier for local users to defeat a cryptographic protection mechanism via a brute-force attack.
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVDNVD · Modified | 2.0 | Low2.1 | AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 0.18% · top 92% of all CVEs (4 Nov 2026)
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The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: Low 2.1.
Weakness
Affected products
n/a
- affected n/a
References (2)
- freebsd-geli-weak-security(78057) (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_XFx_transferred
- [freebsd-security] 20120820 [HEADSUP] geli(4) weak master key generation on -CURRENT (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)
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