CVE-2012-4578 describes a weak Master Key vulnerability in the geli encryption provider on FreeBSD 10, specifically versions before r239184. This flaw allows local users to bypass cryptographic protections through brute-force attacks. With a CVSS score of 2.1 (AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N), the vulnerability has low severity, requiring local access and resulting in partial integrity impact. There is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
<= 7CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:pawel_jakub_dawidek:geli:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
4CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:pawel_jakub_dawidek:geli:4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N
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Remediation records are not available for this CVE.