CVE-2012-6580: bestpractical request_tracker Cryptographic Issues
Vulnerability summary
CVE-2012-6580 is a medium (CVSS 4.3) Cryptographic Issues vulnerability in bestpractical request_tracker. EPSS estimates a 0.64% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 49.7% of scored vulnerabilities.
Advisory lineage
Upstream 0 · Downstream 1Timeline
- 24-07-2013PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
- 17-09-2024Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.
Description
Best Practical Solutions RT 3.8.x before 3.8.15 and 4.0.x before 4.0.8, when GnuPG is enabled, does not ensure that the UI labels unencrypted messages as unencrypted, which might make it easier for remote attackers to spoof details of a message's origin or interfere with encryption-policy auditing via an e-mail message to a queue's address.
CVSS metrics
1 score · 1 source · 1 versionEPSS trend
Probability
0.64%
Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days
Percentile
50%
Versus all other CVEs
30-day change
0.00 pp
From 0.64% on 22-09-2026
Known exploited
Compare KEV catalogsNot in any of the 3 tracked catalogs.
Public exploits
0 foundNo public exploits indexed.
Weaknesses
CWE · root causeAffected systems
Bestpractical1 product
- request_tracker3.8.3 | 3.8.4 | 3.8.7 | 3.8.9 | 3.8.10 | 3.8.11 | 3.8.12 | 3.8.13 | 3.8.14 | 4.0.0 | 4.0.1 | 4.0.2 | 4.0.3 | 4.0.4 | 4.0.5 | 4.0.6 | 4.0.7
Debian1 product
- request-tracker4< 4.0.7-2
Ubuntu1 product
- request-tracker4< 4.0.13-1
3 vendors · 3 products
References
5 links- lists.bestpractical.com/pipermail/rt-announce/2012-October/000212.htmlMailing ListX Refsource MLISTPatchVendor Advisory