Vulnerability in Systemd
CVE-2012-1101
systemd 37-1 does not properly handle non-existent services, which causes a denial of service (failure of login procedure).
Published · last modified .
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 5.5 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.004 (32.6th percentile), scored .
Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 33rd percentile — 32.6% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.004 · newest: 0.004 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- Systemd — versions 37-1
- Systemd Project — versions 37
References
- bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi (Patch, Third Party Advisory, Issue Tracking)
- www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/03/05/4 (Mailing List, Third Party Advisory)
- cgit.freedesktop.org/systemd/systemd/commit/ (Patch, Vendor Advisory)
- bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi (Third Party Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2012-1101?
- CVE-2012-1101 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Systemd. CVSS score: 5.5/10. Published 2020-03-11.
- How severe is CVE-2012-1101?
- Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.5 out of 10.