CVE-2012-2736
MEDIUM
4.4
CVSS Score
Published: December 26, 2019 at 07:53 PM UTC
Updated: June 16, 2026 at 11:42 PM UTC
5 products affected across 5 vendorsDebian LinuxUbuntu LinuxopenSUSE
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Severity
MEDIUM4.4
Exploit prediction
EPSS 0.4%
Description
In NetworkManager 0.9.2.0, when a new wireless network was created with WPA/WPA2 security in AdHoc mode, it created an open/insecure network.
Affected
Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.
Remediation
No guide yetNo remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet. What the record does show:
References (8)
x_refsource_MISCPatchThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2012-09/msg00049.htmlx_refsource_MISCMailing ListThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/06/15/2x_refsource_MISCMailing ListPatchThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/06/15/4x_refsource_MISCThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/cve-2012-2736x_refsource_MISCExploitIssue TrackingThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2012-2736x_refsource_MISCThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2012-2736CVSS
- Attack Vector
- LOCAL
- Complexity
- LOW
- Privileges
- LOW
- User Interaction
- NONE
- Scope
- UNCHANGED
- Confidentiality
- LOW
- Integrity
- LOW
- Availability
- NONE
Vector?
Quick Info
StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-306
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