Unrated severityNVD Advisory· Published Mar 15, 2012· Updated Jun 16, 2026
CVE-2012-1165
CVE-2012-1165
Description
The mime_param_cmp function in crypto/asn1/asn_mime.c in OpenSSL before 0.9.8u and 1.x before 1.0.0h allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference and application crash) via a crafted S/MIME message, a different vulnerability than CVE-2006-7250.
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Affected products
114cpe:2.3:a:openssl:openssl:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 86 more
- cpe:2.3:a:openssl:openssl:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*range: <=0.9.8t
- cpe:2.3:a:openssl:openssl:0.9.1c:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:openssl:openssl:0.9.2b:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:openssl:openssl:0.9.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:openssl:openssl:0.9.3a:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:openssl:openssl:0.9.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:openssl:openssl:0.9.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:openssl:openssl:0.9.5a:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:openssl:openssl:0.9.5a:beta1:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:openssl:openssl:0.9.5a:beta2:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:openssl:openssl:0.9.5:beta1:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:openssl:openssl:0.9.5:beta2:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:openssl:openssl:0.9.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:openssl:openssl:0.9.6a:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:openssl:openssl:0.9.6a:beta1:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:openssl:openssl:0.9.6a:beta2:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:openssl:openssl:0.9.6a:beta3:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:openssl:openssl:0.9.6b:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:openssl:openssl:0.9.6:beta1:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:openssl:openssl:0.9.6:beta2:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:openssl:openssl:0.9.6:beta3:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:openssl:openssl:0.9.6c:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:openssl:openssl:0.9.6d:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:openssl:openssl:0.9.6e:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:openssl:openssl:0.9.6f:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:openssl:openssl:0.9.6g:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:openssl:openssl:0.9.6h:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:openssl:openssl:0.9.6i:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:openssl:openssl:0.9.6j:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:openssl:openssl:0.9.6k:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:openssl:openssl:0.9.6l:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:openssl:openssl:0.9.6m:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:openssl:openssl:0.9.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:openssl:openssl:0.9.7a:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:openssl:openssl:0.9.7b:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:openssl:openssl:0.9.7:beta1:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:openssl:openssl:0.9.7:beta2:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:openssl:openssl:0.9.7:beta3:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:openssl:openssl:0.9.7:beta4:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:openssl:openssl:0.9.7:beta5:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:openssl:openssl:0.9.7:beta6:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:openssl:openssl:0.9.7c:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:openssl:openssl:0.9.7d:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:openssl:openssl:0.9.7e:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:openssl:openssl:0.9.7f:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:openssl:openssl:0.9.7g:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:openssl:openssl:0.9.7h:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:openssl:openssl:0.9.7i:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:openssl:openssl:0.9.7j:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:openssl:openssl:0.9.7k:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:openssl:openssl:0.9.7l:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:openssl:openssl:0.9.7m:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:openssl:openssl:0.9.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:openssl:openssl:0.9.8a:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:openssl:openssl:0.9.8b:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:openssl:openssl:0.9.8c:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:openssl:openssl:0.9.8d:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:openssl:openssl:0.9.8e:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:openssl:openssl:0.9.8f:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:openssl:openssl:0.9.8g:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:openssl:openssl:0.9.8h:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:openssl:openssl:0.9.8i:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:openssl:openssl:0.9.8j:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:openssl:openssl:0.9.8k:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:openssl:openssl:0.9.8l:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:openssl:openssl:0.9.8m:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:openssl:openssl:0.9.8m:beta1:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:openssl:openssl:0.9.8n:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:openssl:openssl:0.9.8o:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:openssl:openssl:0.9.8p:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:openssl:openssl:0.9.8q:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:openssl:openssl:0.9.8r:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:openssl:openssl:0.9.8s:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:openssl:openssl:1.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:openssl:openssl:1.0.0a:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:openssl:openssl:1.0.0b:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:openssl:openssl:1.0.0:beta1:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:openssl:openssl:1.0.0:beta2:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:openssl:openssl:1.0.0:beta3:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:openssl:openssl:1.0.0:beta4:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:openssl:openssl:1.0.0:beta5:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:openssl:openssl:1.0.0c:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:openssl:openssl:1.0.0d:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:openssl:openssl:1.0.0e:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:openssl:openssl:1.0.0f:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:openssl:openssl:1.0.0g:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- (no CPE)range: <0.9.8u, <1.0.0h
- osv-coords27 versionspkg:rpm/opensuse/openssl-1_1&distro=openSUSE%20Tumbleweedpkg:rpm/suse/libqt4-devel-doc&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%2012pkg:rpm/suse/libqt4-devel-doc&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%2012%20SP1pkg:rpm/suse/libqt4-devel-doc&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%20for%20SAP%20Applications%2012pkg:rpm/suse/libqt4-devel-doc&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%20for%20SAP%20Applications%2012%20SP1pkg:rpm/suse/libqt4-devel-doc&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Software%20Development%20Kit%2012pkg:rpm/suse/libqt4-devel-doc&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Software%20Development%20Kit%2012%20SP1pkg:rpm/suse/libqt4&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Desktop%2012pkg:rpm/suse/libqt4&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Desktop%2012%20SP1pkg:rpm/suse/libqt4&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%2012pkg:rpm/suse/libqt4&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%2012%20SP1pkg:rpm/suse/libqt4&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%20for%20SAP%20Applications%2012pkg:rpm/suse/libqt4&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%20for%20SAP%20Applications%2012%20SP1pkg:rpm/suse/libqt4&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Software%20Development%20Kit%2012pkg:rpm/suse/libqt4&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Software%20Development%20Kit%2012%20SP1pkg:rpm/suse/libqt4&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Workstation%20Extension%2012pkg:rpm/suse/libqt4&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Workstation%20Extension%2012%20SP1pkg:rpm/suse/libqt4-sql-plugins&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Desktop%2012pkg:rpm/suse/libqt4-sql-plugins&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Desktop%2012%20SP1pkg:rpm/suse/libqt4-sql-plugins&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%2012pkg:rpm/suse/libqt4-sql-plugins&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%2012%20SP1pkg:rpm/suse/libqt4-sql-plugins&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%20for%20SAP%20Applications%2012pkg:rpm/suse/libqt4-sql-plugins&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%20for%20SAP%20Applications%2012%20SP1pkg:rpm/suse/libqt4-sql-plugins&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Software%20Development%20Kit%2012pkg:rpm/suse/libqt4-sql-plugins&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Software%20Development%20Kit%2012%20SP1pkg:rpm/suse/libqt4-sql-plugins&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Workstation%20Extension%2012pkg:rpm/suse/libqt4-sql-plugins&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Workstation%20Extension%2012%20SP1
< 1.1.1l-1.2+ 26 more
- (no CPE)range: < 1.1.1l-1.2
- (no CPE)range: < 4.8.6-7.3
- (no CPE)range: < 4.8.6-7.3
- (no CPE)range: < 4.8.6-7.3
- (no CPE)range: < 4.8.6-7.3
- (no CPE)range: < 4.8.6-7.3
- (no CPE)range: < 4.8.6-7.3
- (no CPE)range: < 4.8.6-7.1
- (no CPE)range: < 4.8.6-7.1
- (no CPE)range: < 4.8.6-7.1
- (no CPE)range: < 4.8.6-7.1
- (no CPE)range: < 4.8.6-7.1
- (no CPE)range: < 4.8.6-7.1
- (no CPE)range: < 4.8.6-7.1
- (no CPE)range: < 4.8.6-7.1
- (no CPE)range: < 4.8.6-7.1
- (no CPE)range: < 4.8.6-7.1
- (no CPE)range: < 4.8.6-7.1
- (no CPE)range: < 4.8.6-7.1
- (no CPE)range: < 4.8.6-7.1
- (no CPE)range: < 4.8.6-7.1
- (no CPE)range: < 4.8.6-7.1
- (no CPE)range: < 4.8.6-7.1
- (no CPE)range: < 4.8.6-7.1
- (no CPE)range: < 4.8.6-7.1
- (no CPE)range: < 4.8.6-7.1
- (no CPE)range: < 4.8.6-7.1
Patches
Vulnerability mechanics
References
26- cvs.openssl.org/chngviewnvd
- h20000.www2.hp.com/bizsupport/TechSupport/Document.jspnvd
- lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2012-April/077086.htmlnvd
- lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2012-April/077221.htmlnvd
- lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2012-April/077666.htmlnvd
- lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2012-November/092905.htmlnvd
- marc.infonvd
- marc.infonvd
- rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2012-0426.htmlnvd
- rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2012-0488.htmlnvd
- rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2012-0531.htmlnvd
- rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2012-1306.htmlnvd
- rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2012-1307.htmlnvd
- rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2012-1308.htmlnvd
- secunia.com/advisories/48580nvd
- secunia.com/advisories/48895nvd
- secunia.com/advisories/48899nvd
- www.debian.org/security/2012/dsa-2454nvd
- www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/03/12/3nvd
- www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/03/12/6nvd
- www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/03/12/7nvd
- www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/03/13/2nvd
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/52764nvd
- www.securitytracker.com/idnvd
- www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1424-1nvd
- downloads.avaya.com/css/P8/documents/100162507nvd
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