CVE-2012-1165

medium

Published 2012-03-15 · Modified 2026-04-29

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CVSS v3

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CVSS v4 NEW

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not yet in upstream

VIR risk

5.0

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.

Predictions

Exploit likelihood

20%

Patch ETA

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Heuristic predictions, AS-IS, for prioritization only.

Mitigations

No mitigations published for this CVE yet.

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OS impact

OS	Version	Status	Fixed in
debian	bookworm	fixed	`1.0.0h-1`
debian	bullseye	fixed	`1.0.0h-1`
debian	forky	fixed	`1.0.0h-1`
debian	sid	fixed	`1.0.0h-1`
debian	trixie	fixed	`1.0.0h-1`

Application impact

Vendor	Product	Versions
openssl	openssl	`{"endIncluding":"0.9.8t"}`
openssl	openssl	`0.9.1c`
openssl	openssl	`0.9.2b`
openssl	openssl	`0.9.3`
openssl	openssl	`0.9.3a`
openssl	openssl	`0.9.4`
openssl	openssl	`0.9.5`
openssl	openssl	`0.9.5a`
openssl	openssl	`0.9.6`
openssl	openssl	`0.9.6a`
openssl	openssl	`0.9.6b`
openssl	openssl	`0.9.6c`
openssl	openssl	`0.9.6d`
openssl	openssl	`0.9.6e`
openssl	openssl	`0.9.6f`
openssl	openssl	`0.9.6g`
openssl	openssl	`0.9.6h`
openssl	openssl	`0.9.6i`
openssl	openssl	`0.9.6j`
openssl	openssl	`0.9.6k`
openssl	openssl	`0.9.6l`
openssl	openssl	`0.9.6m`
openssl	openssl	`0.9.7`
openssl	openssl	`0.9.7a`
openssl	openssl	`0.9.7b`
openssl	openssl	`0.9.7c`
openssl	openssl	`0.9.7d`
openssl	openssl	`0.9.7e`
openssl	openssl	`0.9.7f`
openssl	openssl	`0.9.7g`
openssl	openssl	`0.9.7h`
openssl	openssl	`0.9.7i`
openssl	openssl	`0.9.7j`
openssl	openssl	`0.9.7k`
openssl	openssl	`0.9.7l`
openssl	openssl	`0.9.7m`
openssl	openssl	`0.9.8`
openssl	openssl	`0.9.8a`
openssl	openssl	`0.9.8b`
openssl	openssl	`0.9.8c`
openssl	openssl	`0.9.8d`
openssl	openssl	`0.9.8e`
openssl	openssl	`0.9.8f`
openssl	openssl	`0.9.8g`
openssl	openssl	`0.9.8h`
openssl	openssl	`0.9.8i`
openssl	openssl	`0.9.8j`
openssl	openssl	`0.9.8k`
openssl	openssl	`0.9.8l`
openssl	openssl	`0.9.8m`
openssl	openssl	`0.9.8n`
openssl	openssl	`0.9.8o`
openssl	openssl	`0.9.8p`
openssl	openssl	`0.9.8q`
openssl	openssl	`0.9.8r`
openssl	openssl	`0.9.8s`
openssl	openssl	`1.0.0`
openssl	openssl	`1.0.0a`
openssl	openssl	`1.0.0b`
openssl	openssl	`1.0.0c`
openssl	openssl	`1.0.0d`
openssl	openssl	`1.0.0e`
openssl	openssl	`1.0.0f`
openssl	openssl	`1.0.0g`

References

CWEs

CWE-399

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