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    CVE-2012-4545

    The http_negotiate_create_context function in protocol/http/http_negotiate.c in ELinks 0.12 before 0.12pre6, when using HTTP Negotiate or GSS-Negotiate authentication, delegates user credentials through GSSAPI, which allows remote servers to authenticate as the client via the delegated credentials.

    Published:Oct 30, 2012
    Last Modified:Apr 11, 2025
    EPS:Jan 3, 2013
    EPSS Score:0.00421
    CVSS Score:5.1

    Affected Products

    Vendor
    Elinks
    Product
    Elinks
    Vendor
    Redhat
    Product
    Enterprise Linux

    Exploits

    No exploit reference

    Common Weakness Enumeration

    CWE-287 Improper Authentication

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    References

    http://bugzilla.elinks.cz/show_bug.cgi?id=1124
    http://repo.or.cz/w/elinks.git/blobdiff/89056e21fc7ab8e1c2d4e06ec9d0c6d01e70669a..da18694ff7dd0b67dfcb3c417fb0579b1e7d02d7:/src/protocol/http/http_negotiate.c
    http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-0250.html
    http://secunia.com/advisories/51569
    http://www.debian.org/security/2012/dsa-2592
    http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2013:075
    http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/57065
    https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/80882
    http://bugzilla.elinks.cz/show_bug.cgi?id=1124
    http://repo.or.cz/w/elinks.git/blobdiff/89056e21fc7ab8e1c2d4e06ec9d0c6d01e70669a..da18694ff7dd0b67dfcb3c417fb0579b1e7d02d7:/src/protocol/http/http_negotiate.c
    http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-0250.html
    http://secunia.com/advisories/51569
    http://www.debian.org/security/2012/dsa-2592
    http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2013:075
    http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/57065
    https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/80882

    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

    Attack Vector
    Network
    Adjacent
    Local
    Physical
    Privileges Required
    None
    Low
    High
    User Interaction
    None
    Required
    Scope
    Unchanged
    Changed
    Confidentiality
    None
    Low
    High
    Integrity
    None
    Low
    High
    Availability
    None
    Low
    High