CVEvulnerability
CVE-2012-4605
5.0 MEDIUM
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- Status
- Modified
- Published
- 2012-08-23
- Last modified
- 2026-06-16
- Assigner
- [email protected]
- CVSS 2.0 ([email protected])
- 5.0 MEDIUM — AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N
- Weaknesses
- CWE-200
Description
The default configuration of the SMTP component in Websense Email Security 6.1 through 7.3 enables weak SSL ciphers in the "SurfControl plc\SuperScout Email Filter\SMTP" registry key, which makes it easier for remote attackers to obtain sensitive information by sniffing the network and then conducting a brute-force attack against encrypted session data.
Affected configurations
• websense websense email security 6.1
• websense websense email security 7.0
• websense websense email security 7.1
• websense websense email security 7.2
Related
Weakness · CWE (1)
- CWE-200 Exposure of Sensitive Information to an Unauthorized Actor weakness
References
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/64758 www.securityfocus.com
- http://www.websense.com/support/article/kbarticle/SSL-TLS-weak-and-export-ciphers-detected-in-Websense-Email-Security-deployments Vendor Advisory
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/78131 exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/64758 www.securityfocus.com
- http://www.websense.com/support/article/kbarticle/SSL-TLS-weak-and-export-ciphers-detected-in-Websense-Email-Security-deployments Vendor Advisory
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/78131 exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com