What is the CVSS score of CVE-2012-3523?

CVE-2012-3523 has a CVSS 2.0 base score of 6.8 (Medium). CVSS vector: AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P. EPSS exploitation probability: 18.8%.

Inn CVE-2012-3523

MEDIUM

Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls (CWE-264)

2012-11-11 secalert@redhat.com

Privilege Escalation Command Injection Inn

6.8

CVSS 2.0 · NVD

Severity by source

NVD PRIMARY

6.8 MEDIUM

AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Primary rating from NVD · only source for this CVE.

CVSS VectorNVD

AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

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Network

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Lifecycle Timeline

CVE Published

Nov 11, 2012 - 13:00 cve.org

MEDIUM 6.8

DescriptionCVE.org

The STARTTLS implementation in nnrpd in INN before 2.5.3 does not properly restrict I/O buffering, which allows man-in-the-middle attackers to insert commands into encrypted sessions by sending a cleartext command that is processed after TLS is in place, related to a "plaintext command injection" attack, a similar issue to CVE-2011-0411.

AnalysisAI

The STARTTLS implementation in nnrpd in INN before 2.5.3 does not properly restrict I/O buffering, which allows man-in-the-middle attackers to insert commands into encrypted sessions by sending a. Rated medium severity (CVSS 6.8), this vulnerability is remotely exploitable. Epss exploitation probability 18.8% and no vendor patch available.

Technical ContextAI

This vulnerability is classified under CWE-264. The STARTTLS implementation in nnrpd in INN before 2.5.3 does not properly restrict I/O buffering, which allows man-in-the-middle attackers to insert commands into encrypted sessions by sending a cleartext command that is processed after TLS is in place, related to a "plaintext command injection" attack, a similar issue to CVE-2011-0411. Affected products include: Isc Inn. Version information: before 2.5.3.

RemediationAI

No vendor patch is available at time of analysis. Monitor vendor advisories for updates. Apply vendor patches when available. Implement network segmentation and monitoring as interim mitigations.