python-beaker: weak use of crypto can leak information to remote attackers
Published Sep 15, 2012
6.9
MEDIUMCVSS 4.0
EPSS 2.47%
Description
Beaker before 1.6.4, when using PyCrypto to encrypt sessions, uses AES in ECB cipher mode, which might allow remote attackers to obtain portions of sensitive session data via unspecified vectors.
Affected products
Remediation
Red Hat statement
Not vulnerable. This issue did not affect the versions of python-beaker as shipped with Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 as it did not include support for using python-crypto.
Metrics
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:L/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N
No CVSS v3.0 score for this CVE.
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N
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 (12 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 2.47% (0.02467) | 83.91th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 2.45% (0.02447) | 82.18th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 30, 2025 | 0.60% (0.00603) | 67.04th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 29, 2025 | 1.92% (0.01924) | 72.39th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 0.60% (0.00603) | 67.72th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.37% (0.00371) | 73.49th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Feb 8, 2024 | 0.37% (0.00371) | 71.85th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.37% (0.00371) | 68.32th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 1.32% (0.01319) | 71.27th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 23, 2023 | 1.32% (0.01319) | 71.23th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 1.32% (0.01319) | 69.22th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 1.32% (0.01319) | 44.98th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
References (13)
- http://secunia.com/advisories/50226 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAVendor Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/50520 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAVendor Advisory
- http://www.debian.org/security/2012/dsa-2541 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIAN
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/08/13/10 mailing-listx_refsource_MLIST
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2012-3458 Vendor Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=809267 x_refsource_MISCIssue Tracking
- https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-39vm-p9mr-4r27 Advisory
- https://github.com/bbangert/beaker/commit/91becae76101cf87ce8cbfabe3af2622fc328fe5 x_refsource_CONFIRM
- https://github.com/pypa/advisory-database/tree/main/vulns/beaker/PYSEC-2012-1.yaml
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2012-3458
- https://web.archive.org/web/20140724164516/http://secunia.com/advisories/50226
- https://web.archive.org/web/20140725025612/http://secunia.com/advisories/50520
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2012-3458
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