SB2012120105 - Cryptographic issues in keyring
Published: December 1, 2012 Updated: August 11, 2020
Security Bulletin ID
SB2012120105
Severity
Low
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities
1
Exploitation vector
Remote access
Highest impact
Information disclosure
Breakdown by Severity
- Low
- Medium
- High
- Critical
Description
This security bulletin contains information about 1 security vulnerability.
1) Cryptographic issues (CVE-ID: CVE-2012-4571)
The vulnerability allows a remote non-authenticated attacker to gain access to sensitive information.
Python Keyring 0.9.1 does not securely initialize the cipher when encrypting passwords for CryptedFileKeyring files, which makes it easier for local users to obtain passwords via a brute-force attack.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.