CVE-2012-1165

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    CVE-2012-1165

    Published: 15 Mar 2012Last Modified: 10 Apr 2026

    Summary:

    Details: The mime_param_cmp function in crypto/asn1/asn_mime.c in OpenSSL before 0.9.8u and 1.x before 1.0.0h allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference and application crash) via a crafted S/MIME message, a different vulnerability than CVE-2006-7250.

    References: http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2012-0426.html, http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2012-0488.html, http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2012-0531.html, http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2012-1306.html, http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2012-1307.html, http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2012-1308.html, http://secunia.com/advisories/48580, http://secunia.com/advisories/48895, http://secunia.com/advisories/48899, http://www.debian.org/security/2012/dsa-2454, http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1424-1, http://cvs.openssl.org/chngview?cn=22252, http://h20000.www2.hp.com/bizsupport/TechSupport/Document.jsp?objectID=c03360041, http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2012-April/077086.html, http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2012-April/077221.html, http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2012-April/077666.html, http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2012-November/092905.html, http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=133728068926468&w=2, http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=134039053214295&w=2, http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/03/12/3, http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/03/12/6, http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/03/12/7, http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/03/13/2, http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/52764, http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1026787, https://downloads.avaya.com/css/P8/documents/100162507

    Affected packages

    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