CVE-2012-4545

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    CVE-2012-4545

    Published: 3 Jan 2013Last Modified: 10 Apr 2026

    Summary:

    Details: 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.

    References: 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://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://www.securityfocus.com/bid/57065, https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/80882

    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