CVE-2012-4605

CVSS V2 Medium 5 CVSS V3 None
Description
The default configuration of the SMTP component in Websense Email Security 6.1 through 7.3 enables weak SSL ciphers in the "SurfControl plc\SuperScout Email Filter\SMTP" registry key, which makes it easier for remote attackers to obtain sensitive information by sniffing the network and then conducting a brute-force attack against encrypted session data.
Overview
  • CVE ID
  • CVE-2012-4605
  • Assigner
  • cve@mitre.org
  • Vulnerability Status
  • Modified
  • Published Version
  • 2012-08-23T10:32:15
  • Last Modified Date
  • 2017-08-29T01:32:20
Weakness Enumerations
CWE URL
CWE-200 http://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/200.html
CPE Configuration (Product)
CPE Vulnerable Operator Version Start Version End
cpe:2.3:a:websense:websense_email_security:6.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:a:websense:websense_email_security:6.1:sp1:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:a:websense:websense_email_security:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:a:websense:websense_email_security:7.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:a:websense:websense_email_security:7.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
CVSS Version 2
  • Version
  • 2.0
  • Vector String
  • AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N
  • Access Vector
  • NETWORK
  • Access Compatibility
  • LOW
  • Authentication
  • NONE
  • Confidentiality Impact
  • PARTIAL
  • Integrity Impact
  • NONE
  • Availability Impact
  • NONE
  • Base Score
  • 5
  • Severity
  • MEDIUM
  • Exploitability Score
  • 10
  • Impact Score
  • 2.9
References
Reference URL Reference Tags
http://www.websense.com/support/article/kbarticle/SSL-TLS-weak-and-export-ciphers-detected-in-Websense-Email-Security-deployments Vendor Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/64758
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/78131
Sources
Source Name Source URL
NIST https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2012-4605
MITRE https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2012-4605
History
Created Old Value New Value Data Type Notes
2022-05-10 08:48:33 Added to TrackCVE