CVE-2012-6113
The openssl_encrypt function in ext/openssl/openssl.c in PHP 5.3.9 through 5.3.13 does not...
The openssl_encrypt function in ext/openssl/openssl.c in PHP 5.3.9 through 5.3.13 does not initialize a certain variable, which allows remote attackers to obtain sensitive information from process memory by providing zero bytes of input data.
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
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The openssl_encrypt function in ext/openssl/openssl.c in PHP 5.3.9 through 5.3.13 does not initialize a certain variable, which allows remote attackers to obtain sensitive information from process memory by providing zero bytes of input data.
- Record
CVE-2012-6113- CVSS 2.0
- 5.0 Medium
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-200
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
The openssl_encrypt function in ext/openssl/openssl.c in PHP 5.3.9 through 5.3.13 does not initialize a certain variable, which allows remote attackers to obtain sensitive information from process memory by providing zero bytes of input data.
- Record
CVE-2012-6113- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2012-5980 No score
The openssl_encrypt function in ext/openssl/openssl.c in PHP 5.3.9 through 5.3.13 does not initialize a certain variable, which allows remote attackers to obtain sensitive information from process memory by providing zero bytes of input data.
- Record
EUVD-2012-5980- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-8v7j-23wc-3mxq No score
The openssl_encrypt function in ext/openssl/openssl.c in PHP 5.3.9 through 5.3.13 does not...
The openssl_encrypt function in ext/openssl/openssl.c in PHP 5.3.9 through 5.3.13 does not initialize a certain variable, which allows remote attackers to obtain sensitive information from process memory by providing zero bytes of input data.
- Record
GHSA-8v7j-23wc-3mxq- Weakness
- CWE-200
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2012-6113 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 5.0) in Php, published January 19, 2013. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 2.54%, the 85th percentile. No source names a fixed version.
References
openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2013/01/18/6
bugs.php.net/bug.php?id=61413
ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1702-1
bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/php5/+bug/1099793
git.php.net?p=php-src.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=270a406ac94b5fc5cc9ef59fc61e3b4b95648a3e
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2012-6113
github.com/advisories/GHSA-8v7j-23wc-3mxq