CVE-2012-4555

Description

The token processing system (pki-tps) in Red Hat Certificate System (RHCS) before 8.1.3 does not properly handle interruptions of token format operations, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference and Apache httpd web server child process crash) via unspecified vectors.

4.0

CVSS

Severity: Medium

CVSS 2.0 •

EPSS 0.38%

Vendor Advisory redhat.com Vendor Advisory secunia.com

Affected: n/a n/a

References

Link	Tags
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1027846	vdb entry
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2012-1550.html	vendor advisory
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=869570
http://secunia.com/advisories/51482	third party advisory vendor advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/56843	vdb entry

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2012-4555?: CVE-2012-4555 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2012-4555?: To fix CVE-2012-4555, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2012-4555 being actively exploited in the wild?: As for now, there are no information to confirm that CVE-2012-4555 is being actively exploited. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~0% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.

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