CVE-2012-3287

Severity CVSS v4.0:
Pending analysis
Type:
CWE-310 Cryptographic Issues
Publication date:
13/06/2012
Last modified:
11/04/2025

Description

Poul-Henning Kamp md5crypt has insufficient algorithmic complexity and a consequently short runtime, which makes it easier for context-dependent attackers to discover cleartext passwords via a brute-force attack, as demonstrated by an attack using GPU hardware.

Vulnerable products and versions

CPE From Up to
cpe:2.3:a:poul-henning_kamp:md5crypt:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*