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CVE-2012-4545 json

The http_negotiate_create_context function in protocol/http/http_negotiate.c in ELinks 0.12 before 0.12pre6, when using HTTP Negotiate or G…

published 2013-01-03 13 y ago modified 2026-06-16 4 mo ago also EUVD-2012-4473

cvss
5.1
version 2.0, NVD
cisa kev
Not listed
not in CISA's catalog
epss
1.9%
EPSS 1.9% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 79%
public exploits
0
none known

Summary

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.

Patch / fix

  • elinks Debian 14, Debian 13, Debian 12 0.12~pre5-9

debian advisories DEBIAN-CVE-2012-4545

  • elinks RHEL 5 0.11.1-8.el5_9
  • elinks RHEL 6 0.12-0.21.pre5.el6_3

red hat advisories RHSA-2013:0250

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-2012-4545 updated cvss 4.3

elinks: Improper delegation of client credentials during GSS negotiation

  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux (v. 5 server) elinks 0.11.1-8.el5_9 Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop (v. 6) elinks 0.12-0.21.pre5.el6_3 Red Hat Enterprise Linux HPC Node (v. 6) elinks 0.12-0.21.pre5.el6_3 Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server (v. 6) elinks 0.12-0.21.pre5.el6_3 Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation (v. 6) elinks 0.12-0.21.pre5.el6_3
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2013:0250

Red Hat CSAF VEX © Red Hat, Inc., from https://security.access.redhat.com/data/csaf/v2/vex/; changed: reduced to product statuses and remediations. CC BY 4.0 · csaf

Exploit prediction

1.91% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 79% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-09).

CVSS scores

assigned by version score vector
NVD 2.0 5.1 AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Classification

Weakness

References

Sources

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