CVE-2012-2333: openssl Numeric Errors
Vulnerability summary
CVE-2012-2333 is a medium (CVSS 6.8) Numeric Errors vulnerability in openssl. EPSS estimates a 27.87% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 98% of scored vulnerabilities.
Advisory lineage
Upstream 0 · Downstream 2 · Related 2Timeline
- 14-05-2012PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
- 06-08-2024Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.
Description
Integer underflow in OpenSSL before 0.9.8x, 1.0.0 before 1.0.0j, and 1.0.1 before 1.0.1c, when TLS 1.1, TLS 1.2, or DTLS is used with CBC encryption, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (buffer over-read) or possibly have unspecified other impact via a crafted TLS packet that is not properly handled during a certain explicit IV calculation.
CVSS metrics
1 score · 1 source · 1 versionEPSS trend
Probability
27.87%
Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days
Percentile
98%
Versus all other CVEs
30-day change
0.00 pp
From 27.87% on 18-09-2026
Known exploited
Compare KEV catalogsNot in any of the 3 tracked catalogs.
Public exploits
0 foundNo public exploits indexed.
Weaknesses
CWE · root causeAffected systems
Redhat6 products
- openssl0.9.6-15 | 0.9.6b-3 | 0.9.7a-2
- openssl< 0:0.9.8e-22.el5_8.4 | < 0:1.0.0-20.el6_2.5
- openssl-debuginfo< 0:0.9.8e-22.el5_8.4 | < 0:1.0.0-20.el6_2.5
- openssl-devel< 0:0.9.8e-22.el5_8.4 | < 0:1.0.0-20.el6_2.5
- openssl-perl< 0:0.9.8e-22.el5_8.4 | < 0:1.0.0-20.el6_2.5
Debian1 product
- openssl< 1.0.1c-1 | < 0.9.8o-4squeeze13
Openssl1 product
- opensslEOL≤ 0.9.8w | 0.9.1c | 0.9.2b | 0.9.3 | 0.9.3a | 0.9.4 | 0.9.5 | 0.9.5:beta1 | 0.9.5:beta2 | 0.9.5a | 0.9.5a:beta1 | 0.9.5a:beta2 | 0.9.6 | 0.9.6:beta1 | 0.9.6:beta2 | 0.9.6:beta3 | 0.9.6a | 0.9.6a:beta1 | 0.9.6a:beta2 | 0.9.6a:beta3 | 0.9.6b | 0.9.6c | 0.9.6d | 0.9.6e | 0.9.6f | 0.9.6g | 0.9.6h | 0.9.6i | 0.9.6j | 0.9.6k | 0.9.6l | 0.9.6m | 0.9.7 | 0.9.7:beta1 | 0.9.7:beta2 | 0.9.7:beta3 | 0.9.7:beta4 | 0.9.7:beta5 | 0.9.7:beta6 | 0.9.7a | 0.9.7b | 0.9.7c | 0.9.7d | 0.9.7e | 0.9.7f | 0.9.7g | 0.9.7h | 0.9.7i | 0.9.7j | 0.9.7k | 0.9.7l | 0.9.7m | 0.9.8 | 0.9.8a | 0.9.8b | 0.9.8c | 0.9.8d | 0.9.8e | 0.9.8f | 0.9.8g | 0.9.8h | 0.9.8i | 0.9.8j | 0.9.8k | 0.9.8l | 0.9.8m | 0.9.8m:beta1 | 0.9.8n | 0.9.8o | 0.9.8p | 0.9.8q | 0.9.8r | 0.9.8s | 0.9.8t | 0.9.8u | 0.9.8v | 1.0.0 | 1.0.0:beta1 | 1.0.0:beta2 | 1.0.0:beta3 | 1.0.0:beta4 | 1.0.0:beta5 | 1.0.0a | 1.0.0b | 1.0.0c | 1.0.0d | 1.0.0e | 1.0.0f | 1.0.0g | 1.0.0h | 1.0.1 | 1.0.1:beta1 | 1.0.1:beta2 | 1.0.1:beta3 | 1.0.1a | 1.0.1b
Ubuntu1 product
- openssl098< 0.9.8o-7ubuntu3.2.14.04.1
4 vendors · 9 products
References
39 links- lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2012-November/092905.htmlVendor AdvisoryX Refsource FEDORA
- cvs.openssl.org/chngview?cn=22538X Refsource CONFIRM
- support.apple.com/kb/HT5784X Refsource CONFIRM
Show all 39 references
- cvs.openssl.org/chngview?cn=22547X Refsource CONFIRM
- lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2012-May/081460.htmlVendor AdvisoryX Refsource FEDORA
- www.cert.fi/en/reports/2012/vulnerability641549.htmlX Refsource MISC