CVE-2012-0655 Weak cryptography in n/a
Remote attackers can defeat cryptographic protections via spoofing or sniffing due to insufficient RSA key length restrictions in macOS certificates.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2012-0655?
CVE-2012-0655 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Apple Mac Os X, published on 11 May 2012. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
libsecurity in Apple Mac OS X before 10.7.4 does not properly restrict the length of RSA keys within X.509 certificates, which makes it easier for remote attackers to defeat cryptographic protection mechanisms by conducting a spoofing or network-sniffing attack during communication with a site that uses a short key.
Weakness: CWE-310
Which versions are affected by CVE-2012-0655?
It affects 2 products.
Products include Apple Mac Os X, Apple Mac Os X Server.
How do I fix CVE-2012-0655?
No fix has been published for CVE-2012-0655 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2012-0655 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2012-0655 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Apple Mac Os X
Sources
Also known as GHSA-q87g-5mhf-7wff.