7.5
HIGH
CVE-2012-2131
OpenSSL Bug: OpenSSL Denial of Service and Overflow Vulnerability
Description

Multiple integer signedness errors in crypto/buffer/buffer.c in OpenSSL 0.9.8v allow remote attackers to conduct buffer overflow attacks, and cause a denial of service (memory corruption) or possibly have unspecified other impact, via crafted DER data, as demonstrated by an X.509 certificate or an RSA public key. NOTE: this vulnerability exists because of an incomplete fix for CVE-2012-2110.

INFO

Published Date :

April 24, 2012, 8:55 p.m.

Last Modified :

April 11, 2025, 12:51 a.m.

Remotely Exploitable :

Yes !

Impact Score :

6.4

Exploitability Score :

10.0
Public PoC/Exploit Available at Github

CVE-2012-2131 has a 1 public PoC/Exploit available at Github. Go to the Public Exploits tab to see the list.

Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2012-2131 vulnerability. Even if cvefeed.io is aware of the exact versions of the products that are affected, the information is not represented in the table below.

ID Vendor Product Action
1 Openssl openssl
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Here, you will find a curated list of external links that provide in-depth information, practical solutions, and valuable tools related to CVE-2012-2131.

URL Resource
http://cvs.openssl.org/chngview?cn=22479
http://kb.juniper.net/InfoCenter/index?page=content&id=JSA10673
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2013/Jun/msg00000.html
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2012-05/msg00014.html
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2012-05/msg00015.html
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2012-09/msg00007.html
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=133728068926468&w=2
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=133728068926468&w=2
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=134039053214295&w=2
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=134039053214295&w=2
http://secunia.com/advisories/48895
http://secunia.com/advisories/48956
http://secunia.com/advisories/57353
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT5784
http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=ssg1S1004564
http://www.debian.org/security/2012/dsa-2454
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2012:064
http://www.openssl.org/news/secadv_20120424.txt Vendor Advisory
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/04/24/1
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/53212
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1026957
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1428-1
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/75099
http://cvs.openssl.org/chngview?cn=22479
http://kb.juniper.net/InfoCenter/index?page=content&id=JSA10673
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2013/Jun/msg00000.html
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2012-05/msg00014.html
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2012-05/msg00015.html
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2012-09/msg00007.html
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=133728068926468&w=2
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=133728068926468&w=2
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=134039053214295&w=2
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=134039053214295&w=2
http://secunia.com/advisories/48895
http://secunia.com/advisories/48956
http://secunia.com/advisories/57353
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT5784
http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=ssg1S1004564
http://www.debian.org/security/2012/dsa-2454
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2012:064
http://www.openssl.org/news/secadv_20120424.txt Vendor Advisory
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/04/24/1
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/53212
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1026957
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1428-1
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/75099

We scan GitHub repositories to detect new proof-of-concept exploits. Following list is a collection of public exploits and proof-of-concepts, which have been published on GitHub (sorted by the most recently updated).

None

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Born at : Feb. 23, 2023, 5:42 a.m. This repo has been linked 471 different CVEs too.

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The following list is the news that have been mention CVE-2012-2131 vulnerability anywhere in the article.

The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2012-2131 vulnerability over time.

Vulnerability history details can be useful for understanding the evolution of a vulnerability, and for identifying the most recent changes that may impact the vulnerability's severity, exploitability, or other characteristics.

  • CVE Modified by af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

    Nov. 21, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference http://cvs.openssl.org/chngview?cn=22479
    Added Reference http://kb.juniper.net/InfoCenter/index?page=content&id=JSA10673
    Added Reference http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2013/Jun/msg00000.html
    Added Reference http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2012-05/msg00014.html
    Added Reference http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2012-05/msg00015.html
    Added Reference http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2012-09/msg00007.html
    Added Reference http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=133728068926468&w=2
    Added Reference http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=133728068926468&w=2
    Added Reference http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=134039053214295&w=2
    Added Reference http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=134039053214295&w=2
    Added Reference http://secunia.com/advisories/48895
    Added Reference http://secunia.com/advisories/48956
    Added Reference http://secunia.com/advisories/57353
    Added Reference http://support.apple.com/kb/HT5784
    Added Reference http://www.debian.org/security/2012/dsa-2454
    Added Reference http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2012:064
    Added Reference http://www.openssl.org/news/secadv_20120424.txt
    Added Reference http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/04/24/1
    Added Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/53212
    Added Reference http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1026957
    Added Reference http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1428-1
    Added Reference http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=ssg1S1004564
    Added Reference https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/75099
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    May. 14, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Jan. 05, 2018

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2012:064 [No Types Assigned]
    Added Reference http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2012-05/msg00015.html [No Types Assigned]
    Added Reference http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2012-05/msg00014.html [No Types Assigned]
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Dec. 13, 2017

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/75099 [No Types Assigned]
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Dec. 08, 2016

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference http://kb.juniper.net/InfoCenter/index?page=content&id=JSA10673 [No Types Assigned]
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Aug. 23, 2016

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=133728068926468&w=2
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Apr. 25, 2012

    Action Type Old Value New Value
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days. Following chart shows the EPSS score history of the vulnerability.
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration

While CVE identifies specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2012-2131 is associated with the following CWEs:

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC) stores attack patterns, which are descriptions of the common attributes and approaches employed by adversaries to exploit the CVE-2012-2131 weaknesses.

Exploit Prediction

EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.

5.34 }} -5.75%

score

0.89091

percentile

CVSS2 - Vulnerability Scoring System
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