CVE-2012-1165 - CVE House
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Status published Medium CVE-2012-1165

The mime_param_cmp function in crypto/asn1/asn_mime.c in OpenSSL before 0.9.8u and...

Vulnerability 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.

Impact Analysis

Refer to official advisory for detailed impact metrics.

Remediation

Ensure systems are updated to the latest vendor-supplied patch levels.

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Credits & Attribution

No credits recorded in the NVD database.

References

Affected Vendor

Affected Software

openssl
Vulnerable Versions:
0, 0.9.1c, 0.9.2b, 0.9.3, 0.9.3a, 0.9.4, 0.9.5, 0.9.5a, 0.9.6, 0.9.6a, 0.9.6b, 0.9.6c, 0.9.6d, 0.9.6e, 0.9.6f, 0.9.6g, 0.9.6h, 0.9.6i, 0.9.6j, 0.9.6k, 0.9.6l, 0.9.6m, 0.9.7, 0.9.7a, 0.9.7b, 0.9.7c, 0.9.7d, 0.9.7e, 0.9.7f, 0.9.7g, 0.9.7h, 0.9.7i, 0.9.7j, 0.9.7k, 0.9.7l, 0.9.7m, 0.9.8, 0.9.8a, 0.9.8b, 0.9.8c, 0.9.8d, 0.9.8e, 0.9.8f, 0.9.8g, 0.9.8h, 0.9.8i, 0.9.8j, 0.9.8k, 0.9.8l, 0.9.8m, 0.9.8n, 0.9.8o, 0.9.8p, 0.9.8q, 0.9.8r, 0.9.8s, 1.0.0, 1.0.0a, 1.0.0b, 1.0.0c, 1.0.0d, 1.0.0e, 1.0.0f, 1.0.0g

Timeline

Official Publish: March 15th, 2012
Last Modified: August 6th, 2024
Added to House: July 19th, 2026

CVSS Vectors

Weaknesses (CWE)

No CWE data available

MITRE ATT&CK TTPs

No associated TTPs found for this vulnerability.