CVE-2012-2143

NameCVE-2012-2143
DescriptionThe crypt_des (aka DES-based crypt) function in FreeBSD before 9.0-RELEASE-p2, as used in PHP, PostgreSQL, and other products, does not process the complete cleartext password if this password contains a 0x80 character, which makes it easier for context-dependent attackers to obtain access via an authentication attempt with an initial substring of the intended password, as demonstrated by a Unicode password.
SourceCVE (at NVD; CERT, LWN, oss-sec, fulldisc, Red Hat, Ubuntu, Gentoo, SUSE bugzilla/CVE, GitHub advisories/code/issues, web search, more)
ReferencesDSA-2491-1

The information below is based on the following data on fixed versions.

PackageTypeReleaseFixed VersionUrgencyOriginDebian Bugs
php5source(unstable)5.3.3-1
postgresql-8.4sourcesqueeze8.4.12-0squeeze1DSA-2491-1
postgresql-8.4source(unstable)8.4.12-1
postgresql-9.1source(unstable)9.1.4-1

Notes

Uses the unaffected system libraries since 5.3.3

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