CVE-2012-2742

Revelation 0.4.13-2 and earlier uses only the first 32 characters of a password followed by a sequence of zeros, which reduces the entropy and makes it easier for context-dependent attackers to crack passwords and obtain access to keys via a brute-force attack.

Published: 2012-06-27 Last update: 2026-06-16 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]
NVD Status：Modified，CVE State: published
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CVE-2012-2742 is rated Moderate Risk (47.9/100): CVSS Medium severity, with medium exploitation likelihood (EPSS 1.82%). EPSS rose +1.37% over the last day, indicating growing attacker interest. Review affected assets and schedule remediation.

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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2012-2742

EPSS lead: Daily EPSS estimates relative likelihood of exploitation; percentile ranks this CVE among scored vulnerabilities (higher = more severe relative rank).

# Date Old EPSS score New EPSS score Delta (New - Old)
1 2026-06-15 0.46% 1.82% +1.37%
2 2026-03-26 0.64% 0.46% -0.19%
3 2023-07-22 — 0.64% —

Full EPSS history (5 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2012-2742

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
5.0 2.0 MEDIUM
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N Click to expand
Access vector (AV:N)
Can be exploited remotely over network reachability.
Access complexity (AC:L)
Exploitation conditions are straightforward and predictable.
Authentication (AU:N)
No authentication is required.
Confidentiality impact (C:P)
Partial confidentiality impact.
Integrity impact (I:N)
No integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:N)
No availability impact.
 10.0 2.9 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2012-2742

OS Trackers for CVE-2012-2742

vendor priority summary link
debian not yet assigned CVE-2012-2742 not yet assigned priority: Debian including 1 source packages (revelation), 5 status rows across 5 suites (bookworm, bullseye, forky, sid, trixie): resolved 5. https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2012-2742
ubuntu low CVE-2012-2742 low priority: Ubuntu including 1 source packages (revelation), 9 status rows across 9 suites (hardy, lucid, natty, oneiric, precise, quantal, raring, saucy, upstream): ignored 4, not-affected 4, released 1. https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2012-2742

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2012-2742

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
mikel_olasagasti revelation <= 0.4.13-2 cpe:2.3:a:mikel_olasagasti:revelation:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
mikel_olasagasti revelation 0.1.0 cpe:2.3:a:mikel_olasagasti:revelation:0.1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
mikel_olasagasti revelation 0.1.1 cpe:2.3:a:mikel_olasagasti:revelation:0.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
mikel_olasagasti revelation 0.1.2 cpe:2.3:a:mikel_olasagasti:revelation:0.1.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
mikel_olasagasti revelation 0.2.0 cpe:2.3:a:mikel_olasagasti:revelation:0.2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
mikel_olasagasti revelation 0.2.1 cpe:2.3:a:mikel_olasagasti:revelation:0.2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
mikel_olasagasti revelation 0.3.0 cpe:2.3:a:mikel_olasagasti:revelation:0.3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
mikel_olasagasti revelation 0.3.1 cpe:2.3:a:mikel_olasagasti:revelation:0.3.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
mikel_olasagasti revelation 0.3.2 cpe:2.3:a:mikel_olasagasti:revelation:0.3.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
mikel_olasagasti revelation 0.3.3 cpe:2.3:a:mikel_olasagasti:revelation:0.3.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
mikel_olasagasti revelation 0.3.4 cpe:2.3:a:mikel_olasagasti:revelation:0.3.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
mikel_olasagasti revelation 0.4.0 cpe:2.3:a:mikel_olasagasti:revelation:0.4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
mikel_olasagasti revelation 0.4.1 cpe:2.3:a:mikel_olasagasti:revelation:0.4.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
mikel_olasagasti revelation 0.4.2 cpe:2.3:a:mikel_olasagasti:revelation:0.4.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
mikel_olasagasti revelation 0.4.3 cpe:2.3:a:mikel_olasagasti:revelation:0.4.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
mikel_olasagasti revelation 0.4.4 cpe:2.3:a:mikel_olasagasti:revelation:0.4.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
mikel_olasagasti revelation 0.4.5 cpe:2.3:a:mikel_olasagasti:revelation:0.4.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
mikel_olasagasti revelation 0.4.6 cpe:2.3:a:mikel_olasagasti:revelation:0.4.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
mikel_olasagasti revelation 0.4.7 cpe:2.3:a:mikel_olasagasti:revelation:0.4.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
mikel_olasagasti revelation 0.4.8 cpe:2.3:a:mikel_olasagasti:revelation:0.4.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
mikel_olasagasti revelation 0.4.9 cpe:2.3:a:mikel_olasagasti:revelation:0.4.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
mikel_olasagasti revelation 0.4.10 cpe:2.3:a:mikel_olasagasti:revelation:0.4.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
mikel_olasagasti revelation 0.4.11 cpe:2.3:a:mikel_olasagasti:revelation:0.4.11:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
mikel_olasagasti revelation 0.4.12 cpe:2.3:a:mikel_olasagasti:revelation:0.4.12:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2012-2742

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