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).

EPSS: 0.004 (31.9th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

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.

Affected products

Systemd — versions 37-1
Systemd_project Systemd — versions 37

References

secalert@redhat.com (Patch, Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_MISC, Issue Tracking)
secalert@redhat.com (Mailing List, Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_MISC)
secalert@redhat.com (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Patch, Vendor Advisory)
secalert@redhat.com (Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_MISC)

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.