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...
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 65th percentile. Fixed in request-tracker4 4.0.7-2.
- Severity
- 4.3 MediumCVSS 2.0, NVD
- Exploit chance
- 1.06%EPSS, 65th percentile
- Exploitation
- None knownNot on CISA’s or ENISA’s lists
- Fixed in
4.0.7-2request-tracker4 +1 more
Description
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
Affected products
Affected packages
| Package | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|
request-tracker4Debian:12 | before 4.0.7-2 | 4.0.7-2 |
request-tracker3.8Debian:6.0 From an advisory covering 8 CVEs | 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 |
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 ListNo 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-2012-6425No 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-fqp5No 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
OSVNo 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-2012-6578No 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-2012-6578No 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
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| affected, facts | ||
| affected | ||
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
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