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Case File

CVE-2012-3287

MEDIUM · CVSS 5 EPSS 1.38%

Source: NVD + CISA KEV + EPSS (historical backfill) · Published 2012-06-13 · Last synced 2026-08-04

CyberRota Analysis

This is a medium severity vulnerability with a CVSS score of 5.0. See the original NVD description below for full technical details.

CVE
CVE-2012-3287
Severity
MEDIUM
CVSS
5
EPSS
1.38%

Original NVD Description

Poul-Henning Kamp md5crypt has insufficient algorithmic complexity and a consequently short runtime, which makes it easier for context-dependent attackers to discover cleartext passwords via a brute-force attack, as demonstrated by an attack using GPU hardware.