Cryptographic issues in elixir - CVE-2012-2146
Published: August 27, 2012 / Updated: August 11, 2020
Vulnerability identifier: #VU43661
CSH Severity: Medium
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:L/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Green
CVE-ID: CVE-2012-2146
CWE-ID: CWE-310
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vendor: elixir-lang
Affected software:
elixir
elixir
Detailed vulnerability description
The vulnerability allows a remote non-authenticated attacker to gain access to sensitive information.
Elixir 0.8.0 uses Blowfish in CFB mode without constructing a unique initialization vector (IV), which makes it easier for context-dependent users to obtain sensitive information and decrypt the database.
How to mitigate CVE-2012-2146
Install update from vendor's website.
Sources
- http://elixir.ematia.de/trac/ticket/119
- http://groups.google.com/group/sqlelixir/browse_thread/thread/efc16227514cffa?pli=1
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/04/27/8
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/04/28/2
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/04/29/1
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=810013