What is the CVSS score of CVE-2012-4584?

CVE-2012-4584 has a CVSS 2.0 base score of 3.5 (Low). CVSS vector: AV:N/AC:M/Au:S/C:P/I:N/A:N. EPSS exploitation probability: 0.3%.

Email And Web Security CVE-2012-4584

LOW

Cryptographic Issues (CWE-310)

2012-08-22 cve@mitre.org

Information Disclosure Email And Web Security Email Gateway

3.5

CVSS 2.0 · NVD

Severity by source

NVD PRIMARY

3.5 LOW

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

Primary rating from NVD · only source for this CVE.

CVSS VectorNVD

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

Attack Vector

Network

Attack Complexity

Confidentiality

Integrity

None

Availability

None

Lifecycle Timeline

CVE Published

Aug 22, 2012 - 10:42 cve.org

LOW 3.5

DescriptionCVE.org

McAfee Email and Web Security (EWS) 5.x before 5.5 Patch 6 and 5.6 before Patch 3, and McAfee Email Gateway (MEG) 7.0 before Patch 1, does not properly encrypt system-backup data, which makes it easier for remote authenticated users to obtain sensitive information by reading a backup file, as demonstrated by obtaining password hashes.

AnalysisAI

McAfee Email and Web Security (EWS) 5.x before 5.5 Patch 6 and 5.6 before Patch 3, and McAfee Email Gateway (MEG) 7.0 before Patch 1, does not properly encrypt system-backup data, which makes it. Rated low severity (CVSS 3.5), this vulnerability is remotely exploitable. No vendor patch available.

Technical ContextAI

This vulnerability is classified under CWE-310. McAfee Email and Web Security (EWS) 5.x before 5.5 Patch 6 and 5.6 before Patch 3, and McAfee Email Gateway (MEG) 7.0 before Patch 1, does not properly encrypt system-backup data, which makes it easier for remote authenticated users to obtain sensitive information by reading a backup file, as demonstrated by obtaining password hashes. Affected products include: Mcafee Email And Web Security, Mcafee Email Gateway. Version information: before 5.5.

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.