CVE-2012-6579

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    CVE-2012-6579

    Published: 24 Jul 2013Last Modified: 10 Apr 2026

    Summary:

    Details: Best Practical Solutions RT 3.8.x before 3.8.15 and 4.0.x before 4.0.8, when GnuPG is enabled, allows remote attackers to configure encryption or signing for certain outbound e-mail, and possibly cause a denial of service (loss of e-mail readability), via an e-mail message to a queue's address.

    References: http://lists.bestpractical.com/pipermail/rt-announce/2012-October/000212.html, http://lists.bestpractical.com/pipermail/rt-announce/2012-October/000212.html

    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
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