elinks: Improper delegation of client credentials during GSS negotiation
Published Jan 3, 2013
5.1
MEDIUMCVSS 2.0
EPSS 1.91%
Description
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.
Affected products
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Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5
elinks-0:0.11.1-8.el5_9
Fixed · RHSA-2013:0250
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
elinks-0:0.12-0.21.pre5.el6_3
Fixed · RHSA-2013:0250
| Product | Package | State | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 | elinks-0:0.11.1-8.el5_9 | Fixed | RHSA-2013:0250 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 | elinks-0:0.12-0.21.pre5.el6_3 | Fixed | RHSA-2013:0250 |
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
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:H/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 (13 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 1.91% (0.01910) | 79.05th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 1.91% (0.01910) | 77.03th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 0.42% (0.00421) | 59.92th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.80% (0.00799) | 82.34th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jul 11, 2024 | 0.80% (0.00799) | 81.79th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jan 27, 2024 | 0.80% (0.00799) | 79.78th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.84% (0.00843) | 79.55th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 1.18% (0.01183) | 61.76th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 13, 2023 | 1.18% (0.01183) | 61.26th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 3, 2023 | 1.54% (0.01537) | 73.85th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Oct 19, 2022 | 1.18% (0.01183) | 60.79th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 1.18% (0.01183) | 58.77th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 1.18% (0.01183) | 35.15th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
References (12)
- http://bugzilla.elinks.cz/show_bug.cgi?id=1124 x_refsource_CONFIRM
- http://repo.or.cz/w/elinks.git/blobdiff/89056e21fc7ab8e1c2d4e06ec9d0c6d01e70669a..da18694ff7dd0b67dfcb3c417fb0579b1e7d02d7:/src/protocol/http/http_negotiate.c x_refsource_CONFIRM
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-0250.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHAT
- http://secunia.com/advisories/51569 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAVendor Advisory
- http://www.debian.org/security/2012/dsa-2592 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIAN
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2013:075 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_MANDRIVA
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/57065 vdb-entryx_refsource_BID
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2012-4545 Vendor Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=864566 Issue Tracking
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/80882 vdb-entryx_refsource_XF
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2012-4545
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2012-4545
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://bugzilla.elinks.cz/show_bug.cgi?id=1124 | x_refsource_CONFIRM | |
| http://repo.or.cz/w/elinks.git/blobdiff/89056e21fc7ab8e1c2d4e06ec9d0c6d01e70669a..da18694ff7dd0b67dfcb3c417fb0579b1e7d02d7:/src/protocol/http/http_negotiate.c | x_refsource_CONFIRM | |
| http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-0250.html | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHAT | |
| http://secunia.com/advisories/51569 | third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAVendor Advisory | |
| http://www.debian.org/security/2012/dsa-2592 | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIAN | |
| http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2013:075 | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_MANDRIVA | |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/57065 | vdb-entryx_refsource_BID | |
| https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2012-4545 | Vendor Advisory | |
| https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=864566 | Issue Tracking | |
| https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/80882 | vdb-entryx_refsource_XF | |
| https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2012-4545 | ||
| https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2012-4545 |
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