openssl: incomplete fix of CVE-2012-2110 for 0.9.x
Published Apr 24, 2012
7.5
HIGHCVSS 2.0
EPSS 16.82%
Description
Multiple integer signedness errors in crypto/buffer/buffer.c in OpenSSL 0.9.8v allow remote attackers to conduct buffer overflow attacks, and cause a denial of service (memory corruption) or possibly have unspecified other impact, via crafted DER data, as demonstrated by an X.509 certificate or an RSA public key. NOTE: this vulnerability exists because of an incomplete fix for CVE-2012-2110.
Affected products
No data.
No data.
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4
openssl
Not affected
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4
openssl096b
Not affected
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5
openssl
Not affected
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5
openssl097a
Not affected
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
openssl
Not affected
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
openssl098e
Not affected
| Product | Package | State | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4 | openssl | Not affected | n/a |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4 | openssl096b | Not affected | n/a |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 | openssl | Not affected | n/a |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 | openssl097a | Not affected | n/a |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 | openssl | Not affected | n/a |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 | openssl098e | Not affected | n/a |
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
Red Hat statement
Not vulnerable. This issue did not affect the versions of openssl as shipped with Red Hat Enterprise Linux 3, 4, 5 and 6, as there were no updates released with an incomplete CVE-2012-2110 fix.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.0 score for this CVE.
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
Score over time
2022–2026- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (15 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 16.82% (0.16818) | 96.95th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 17.00% (0.17001) | 96.67th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Dec 28, 2025 | 7.42% (0.07418) | 91.43th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 27, 2025 | 6.33% (0.06333) | 90.70th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 24, 2025 | 7.42% (0.07418) | 91.44th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 7, 2025 | 5.08% (0.05084) | 89.39th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Jul 16, 2025 | 6.68% (0.06680) | 90.79th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 30, 2025 | 5.34% (0.05340) | 89.09th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 29, 2025 | 11.09% (0.11092) | 89.07th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 4.66% (0.04655) | 88.58th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 10.52% (0.10520) | 95.28th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 9.72% (0.09724) | 93.81th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 7.56% (0.07559) | 92.87th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 7.56% (0.07559) | 92.17th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 7.56% (0.07559) | 81.11th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
References (25)
- http://cvs.openssl.org/chngview?cn=22479 x_refsource_CONFIRM
- http://kb.juniper.net/InfoCenter/index?page=content&id=JSA10673 x_refsource_CONFIRM
- http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2013/Jun/msg00000.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_APPLE
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2012-05/msg00014.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSE
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2012-05/msg00015.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSE
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2012-09/msg00007.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSE
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=133728068926468&w=2 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_HP
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=134039053214295&w=2 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_HP
- http://secunia.com/advisories/48895 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA
- http://secunia.com/advisories/48956 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA
- http://secunia.com/advisories/57353 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA
- http://support.apple.com/kb/HT5784 x_refsource_CONFIRM
- http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=ssg1S1004564 x_refsource_CONFIRM
- http://www.debian.org/security/2012/dsa-2454 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIAN
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2012:064 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_MANDRIVA
- http://www.openssl.org/news/secadv_20120424.txt x_refsource_CONFIRMVendor Advisory
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/04/24/1 mailing-listx_refsource_MLIST
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/53212 vdb-entryx_refsource_BID
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1026957 vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACK
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1428-1 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_UBUNTU
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2012-2131 Vendor Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=815661 Issue Tracking
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/75099 vdb-entryx_refsource_XF
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2012-2131
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2012-2131
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