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MEDIUMCVSS 4.3

CVE-2012-2143

CVE-2012-2143 updated by NVD

Modified
2026-09-20
Sources
nvd

Summary

The crypt_des (aka DES-based crypt) function in FreeBSD before 9.0-RELEASE-p2, as used in PHP, PostgreSQL, and other products, does not process the complete cleartext password if this password contains a 0x80 character, which makes it easier for context-dependent attackers to obtain access via an authentication attempt with an initial substring of the intended password, as demonstrated by a Unicode password.

Affected packages

EcosystemPackageAffected versionsFixed versions
PHPphp[object Object], [object Object]

References

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