A Security Bypass vulnerability exists in PolarSSL 0.99pre4 through 1.1.1 due to a weak…
Priority LOW 37CWE-326Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- High
- Impact type
- Information disclosure
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · High · None
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-326.
Summary
A Security Bypass vulnerability exists in PolarSSL 0.99pre4 through 1.1.1 due to a weak encryption error when generating Diffie-Hellman values and RSA keys.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.02202 82nd percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet
SSVC decision points
Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| polarssl | polarssl | 0.99pre4 through 1.1.1 | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- polarssl Vendorpolarssl Affected 0.99pre4 through 1.1.1 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
CPE configurations NVD · 5
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:polarssl:polarssl:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1.0.0 – 1.1.1 | Vulnerable | polarssl |
| cpe:2.3:a:polarssl:polarssl:0.99:pre4:*:*:*:*:*:* | 0.99 pre4 | Vulnerable | polarssl |
| cpe:2.3:a:polarssl:polarssl:0.99:pre5:*:*:*:*:*:* | 0.99 pre5 | Vulnerable | polarssl |
| cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 8.0 | Vulnerable | Debian |
| cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:17:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 17 | Vulnerable | Fedoraproject |
- cpe:2.3:a:polarssl:polarssl:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.0.0 – 1.1.1 Vulnerable ·polarssl
- cpe:2.3:a:polarssl:polarssl:0.99:pre4:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.99 pre4 Vulnerable ·polarssl
- cpe:2.3:a:polarssl:polarssl:0.99:pre5:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.99 pre5 Vulnerable ·polarssl
- cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 8.0 Vulnerable ·Debian
- cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:17:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 17 Vulnerable ·Fedoraproject
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Vendor assessments
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2012-2130
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-75jp-83j7-2672
References
More Polarssl vulnerabilities
- TI-2011-03940 PolarSSL versions prior to v1.1 use the HAVEGE random number generation algorithm. CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2013-00104 The TLS protocol 1.1 and 1.2 and the DTLS protocol 1.0 and 1.2, as used in OpenSSL… CVSS 2.0LOW 2.6
- TI-2015-01069 The asn1_get_sequence_of function in library/asn1parse.c in PolarSSL 1.0 through 1.2.12… CVSS 2.0HIGH 7.5
- TI-2014-07923 Memory leak in PolarSSL before 1.3.9 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service… CVSS 2.0HIGH 7.8
- TI-2014-07087 Memory leak in PolarSSL before 1.2.12 and 1.3.x before 1.3.9 allows remote attackers to… CVSS 2.0HIGH 7.8
- TI-2015-04447 Heap-based buffer overflow in PolarSSL 1.x before 1.2.17 and ARM mbed TLS (formerly… CVSS 2.0MEDIUM 6.8
Sources
- CVE-2012-2130 · CVE Program
- CVE-2012-2130 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-75jp-83j7-2672 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
- CVE-2012-2130 · Red Hat security data · CC BY 4.0
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