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CVE-2012-1165 json

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 den…

published 2012-03-15 14 y ago modified 2026-06-16 4 mo ago also EUVD-2012-1195

cvss
5.0
version 2.0, NVD
cisa kev
Not listed
not in CISA's catalog
epss
6.5%
EPSS 6.5% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 93%
public exploits
0
none known

Summary

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.

Patch / fix

  • openssl Debian 14, Debian 13, Debian 12 1.0.0h-1

debian advisories DEBIAN-CVE-2012-1165

  • openssl RHEL 5 0.9.8e-22.el5_8.1
  • openssl RHEL 6 1.0.0-20.el6_2.3
  • openssl-perl RHEL 5 0.9.8e-22.el5_8.1
  • openssl-perl RHEL 6 1.0.0-20.el6_2.3

red hat advisories RHSA-2012:0426

  • libqt4 SLES 12 SP1, SLES 12, SLED 12 SP1 +7 more 4.8.6-7.1
  • libqt4-sql-plugins SLES 12 SP1, SLES 12, SLED 12 SP1 +7 more 4.8.6-7.1

suse advisories SUSE-SU-403SUSE-SU-403 Forbidden-1

  • openssl-1_1 openSUSE Tumbleweed 1.1.1l-1.2

opensuse advisories openSUSE-SU-2024:11127-1

Vendor advisories

What the vendors themselves say about their products: affected, fixed or not affected, and what to do.

red hat product security vex CVE-2012-1165 updated cvss 5.0

openssl: mime_param_cmp NULL dereference crash

  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4 openssl, openssl096b Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 openssl097a Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 openssl098e
    affected: no fix planned “Will not fix”
  • Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Web Server 1 openssl
    affected: no fix available
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux (v. 5 server) openssl 0.9.8e-22.el5_8.1, openssl-perl 0.9.8e-22.el5_8.1 Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop (v. 5 client) openssl 0.9.8e-22.el5_8.1, openssl-perl 0.9.8e-22.el5_8.1 Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop (v. 6) openssl 1.0.0-20.el6_2.3 Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop Optional (v. 6) openssl 1.0.0-20.el6_2.3, openssl-perl 1.0.0-20.el6_2.3 Red Hat Enterprise Linux HPC Node (v. 6) openssl 1.0.0-20.el6_2.3 Red Hat Enterprise Linux HPC Node Optional (v. 6) openssl 1.0.0-20.el6_2.3, openssl-perl 1.0.0-20.el6_2.3
    +4 more products
    Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server (v. 6) openssl 1.0.0-20.el6_2.3 Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server Optional (v. 6) openssl 1.0.0-20.el6_2.3, openssl-perl 1.0.0-20.el6_2.3 Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation (v. 6) openssl 1.0.0-20.el6_2.3 Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation Optional (v. 6) openssl 1.0.0-20.el6_2.3, openssl-perl 1.0.0-20.el6_2.3
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2012:0426
  • Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Application Platform 5.1
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2012:1307
  • Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Application Platform 6.0
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2012:1308
  • Red Hat JBoss Web Server 1.0
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2012:1306
  • Red Hat RHEL Desktop Workstation (v. 5 client) openssl 0.9.8e-22.el5_8.1
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2012:0426

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Exploit prediction

6.53% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 93% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-09).

CVSS scores

assigned by version score vector
NVD 2.0 5.0 AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P

Classification

Weakness
  • CWE-399 Resource Management Errors
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References

Sources

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