CVE-2012-4578

State: Published
Severity: Not scored
Published: Aug 21, 2012
Updated: Aug 6, 2024
Reserved: Aug 21, 2012

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

The record has no CVSS score.

Weaknesses

The record names no weakness.

Affected Products

Product	Versions
n/an/a	n/aAffected

References

freebsd-geli-weak-security(78057)vdb-entry
[freebsd-security] 20120820 [HEADSUP] geli(4) weak master key generation on -CURRENTmailing-list

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