Unrated severityNVD Advisory· Published Jun 13, 2012· Updated Jun 16, 2026
CVE-2012-3287
CVE-2012-3287
Description
Poul-Henning Kamp md5crypt has insufficient algorithmic complexity and a consequently short runtime, which makes it easier for context-dependent attackers to discover cleartext passwords via a brute-force attack, as demonstrated by an attack using GPU hardware.
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Affected products
2cpe:2.3:a:poul-henning_kamp:md5crypt:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 1 more
- cpe:2.3:a:poul-henning_kamp:md5crypt:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- (no CPE)
Patches
Vulnerability mechanics
References
2- phk.freebsd.dk/sagas/md5crypt_eol.htmlnvdVendor Advisory
- phk.freebsd.dk/sagas/md5crypt_eol/nvd
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