CVE-2012-4578 (GCVE-0-2012-4578)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5
Published
2012-08-21 19:00
Modified
2024-08-06 20:42
Severity ?
CWE
  • n/a
Summary
The geli encryption provider 7 before r239184 on FreeBSD 10 uses a weak Master Key, which makes it easier for local users to defeat a cryptographic protection mechanism via a brute-force attack.
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