CVE-2012-6579
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, allows remote attackers to configure encryption or signing for certain outbound e-mail, and possibly cause a denial of service (loss of e-mail readability), via an e-mail message to a queue's address.
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, allows remote attackers to configure encryption or signing for certain outbound e-mail, and possibly cause a denial of service (loss of e-mail readability), via an e-mail message to a queue's address.
- Record
CVE-2012-6579- CVSS 2.0
- 6.4 Medium
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:P - 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, allows remote attackers to configure encryption or signing for certain outbound e-mail, and possibly cause a denial of service (loss of e-mail readability), via an e-mail message to a queue's address.
- Record
CVE-2012-6579- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2012-6426 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, allows remote attackers to configure encryption or signing for certain outbound e-mail, and possibly cause a denial of service (loss of e-mail readability), via an e-mail message to a queue's address.
- Record
EUVD-2012-6426- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-f2jr-mr8q-3w6w 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, allows remote attackers to configure encryption or signing for certain outbound e-mail, and possibly cause a denial of service (loss of e-mail readability), via an e-mail message to a queue's address.
- Record
GHSA-f2jr-mr8q-3w6w- 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, allows remote attackers to configure encryption or signing for certain outbound e-mail, and possibly cause a denial of service (loss of e-mail readability), via an e-mail message to a queue's address.
- Record
CVE-2012-6579- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVDEBIAN-CVE-2012-6579 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, allows remote attackers to configure encryption or signing for certain outbound e-mail, and possibly cause a denial of service (loss of e-mail readability), via an e-mail message to a queue's address.
- Record
DEBIAN-CVE-2012-6579- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVUBUNTU-CVE-2012-6579 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, allows remote attackers to configure encryption or signing for certain outbound e-mail, and possibly cause a denial of service (loss of e-mail readability), via an e-mail message to a queue's address.
- Record
UBUNTU-CVE-2012-6579- 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-2012-6579 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 6.4) 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 0.79%, the 56th 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-2012-6579
github.com/advisories/GHSA-f2jr-mr8q-3w6w
security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2012-6579
ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2012-6579
bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=870406
cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2012-6579