# CVE-2012-5770: Weak cryptography in n/a

> Weak SSL configuration allows man-in-the-middle attackers to spoof servers and decrypt traffic via brute-force attacks.

- **Severity:** Medium 5.8 (`AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:N`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Not needed
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 6 Mar 2013
- **Updated:** 6 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-wg32-p6mg-39jj

## What is CVE-2012-5770?

CVE-2012-5770 is a medium-severity vulnerability in n/a, published on 6 Mar 2013. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

The SSL configuration in IBM Tivoli Application Dependency Discovery Manager (TADDM) 7.2.x before 7.2.1.4 supports the MD5 hash algorithm, which makes it easier for man-in-the-middle attackers to spoof servers and decrypt network traffic via a brute-force attack.

Weakness: CWE-16

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2012-5770?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Ibm Tivoli Application Dependency Discovery Manager.

## How do I fix CVE-2012-5770?

No fix has been published for CVE-2012-5770 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2012-5770 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2012-5770 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in n/a

- [CVE-2023-47143](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-47143/): IBM Tivoli Application Dependency Discovery Manager HOST header injection (critical 10.0)
- [CVE-2013-3023](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2013-3023/): Information disclosure in n/a (high 8.1)
- [CVE-2023-47142](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-47142/): IBM Tivoli Application Dependency Discovery Manager privilege escalation (high 7.5)
- [CVE-2013-3017](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2013-3017/): Weak cryptography in n/a (high 7.5)
- [CVE-2013-2974](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2013-2974/): Auth bypass in n/a (high 7.5)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2012-5770 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2012-5770 is a medium-severity vulnerability in n/a, published on 6 Mar 2013. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2012-5770 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: n/a. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2012-5770/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2012-5770/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2012-5770
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2012-5770
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2012-5770

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