In short
- CVE-2012-2146 is a MEDIUM (CVSS 4.3) vulnerability affecting elixir, elixir (ematia).
- Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days (EPSS): 1.7%, higher than 77.0% of all vulnerabilities.
- No patched version is listed yet: follow the vendor's advisory in References.
| Package | Affected versions | Patched versions |
|---|
| elixir PyPI | ≤ 0.7.1all versions
| No fix yet |
| elixir | = 0.8.0
| No fix yet |
Description
Elixir prior to and including 0.7.1 uses Blowfish in CFB mode without constructing a unique initialization vector (IV), which makes it easier for context-dependent users to obtain sensitive information and decrypt the database. A patch has been attached to the initial advisory to mitigate this vulnerability.
NVD description
Elixir 0.8.0 uses Blowfish in CFB mode without constructing a unique initialization vector (IV), which makes it easier for context-dependent users to obtain sensitive information and decrypt the database.
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