CVE-2012-6578
Best Practical Solutions RT 3.8.x before 3.8.15 and 4.0.x before 4.0.8, when GnuPG is enabled...
Best Practical Solutions RT 3.8.x before 3.8.15 and 4.0.x before 4.0.8, when GnuPG is enabled with a "Sign by default" queue configuration, uses a queue's key for signing, which might allow remote attackers to spoof messages by leveraging the lack of authentication semantics.
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
Best Practical Solutions RT 3.8.x before 3.8.15 and 4.0.x before 4.0.8, when GnuPG is enabled with a "Sign by default" queue configuration, uses a queue's key for signing, which might allow remote attackers to spoof messages by leveraging the lack of authentication semantics.
- Record
CVE-2012-6578- CVSS 2.0
- 4.3 Medium
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-310
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
Best Practical Solutions RT 3.8.x before 3.8.15 and 4.0.x before 4.0.8, when GnuPG is enabled with a "Sign by default" queue configuration, uses a queue's key for signing, which might allow remote attackers to spoof messages by leveraging the lack of authentication semantics.
- Record
CVE-2012-6578- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2012-6425 No score
Best Practical Solutions RT 3.8.x before 3.8.15 and 4.0.x before 4.0.8, when GnuPG is enabled with a "Sign by default" queue configuration, uses a queue's key for signing, which might allow remote attackers to spoof messages by leveraging the lack of authentication semantics.
- Record
EUVD-2012-6425- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-g7j7-53qx-fqp5 No score
Best Practical Solutions RT 3.8.x before 3.8.15 and 4.0.x before 4.0.8, when GnuPG is enabled...
Best Practical Solutions RT 3.8.x before 3.8.15 and 4.0.x before 4.0.8, when GnuPG is enabled with a "Sign by default" queue configuration, uses a queue's key for signing, which might allow remote attackers to spoof messages by leveraging the lack of authentication semantics.
- Record
GHSA-g7j7-53qx-fqp5- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSV No score
Best Practical Solutions RT 3.8.x before 3.8.15 and 4.0.x before 4.0.8, when GnuPG is enabled with a "Sign by default" queue configuration, uses a queue's key for signing, which might allow remote attackers to spoof messages by leveraging the lack of authentication semantics.
- Record
CVE-2012-6578- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVDEBIAN-CVE-2012-6578 No score
Best Practical Solutions RT 3.8.x before 3.8.15 and 4.0.x before 4.0.8, when GnuPG is enabled with a "Sign by default" queue configuration, uses a queue's key for signing, which might allow remote attackers to spoof messages by leveraging the lack of authentication semantics.
- Record
DEBIAN-CVE-2012-6578- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVUBUNTU-CVE-2012-6578 No score
Best Practical Solutions RT 3.8.x before 3.8.15 and 4.0.x before 4.0.8, when GnuPG is enabled with a "Sign by default" queue configuration, uses a queue's key for signing, which might allow remote attackers to spoof messages by leveraging the lack of authentication semantics.
- Record
UBUNTU-CVE-2012-6578- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Affected packages
| Package | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|
request-tracker4Debian:12 |
before 4.0.7-2 | 4.0.7-2 |
request-tracker3.8Debian:6.0 |
before 3.8.8-7+squeeze6, plus listed versions 3.8.8-73.8.8-7+squeeze13.8.8-7+squeeze1~bpo50+13.8.8-7+squeeze23.8.8-7+squeeze33.8.8-7+squeeze43.8.8-7+squeeze5 |
3.8.8-7+squeeze6 |
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| affected | ||
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2012-6578 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 4.3) in Bestpractical Request Tracker, published October 26, 2012. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 1.06%, the 64th percentile. Fixed in request-tracker4 4.0.7-2.
References
lists.bestpractical.com/pipermail/rt-announce/2012-October/000212.html
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2012-6578
github.com/advisories/GHSA-g7j7-53qx-fqp5
security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2012-6578
ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2012-6578
bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=870406
cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2012-6578