CVE-2012-6580
Best Practical Solutions RT 3.8.x before 3.8.15 and 4.0.x before 4.0.8, when GnuPG is enabled,...
CVE-2012-6580 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 0.64%, the 51st percentile. Fixed in request-tracker4 4.0.7-2.
- Severity
- 4.3 MediumCVSS 2.0, NVD
- Exploit chance
- 0.64%EPSS, 51st 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, does not ensure that the UI labels unencrypted messages as unencrypted, which might make it easier for remote attackers to spoof details of a message's origin or interfere with encryption-policy auditing via an e-mail message to a queue's address.
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, does not ensure that the UI labels unencrypted messages as unencrypted, which might make it easier for remote attackers to spoof details of a message's origin or interfere with encryption-policy auditing via an e-mail message to a queue's address.
- Record
CVE-2012-6580- 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, does not ensure that the UI labels unencrypted messages as unencrypted, which might make it easier for remote attackers to spoof details of a message's origin or interfere with encryption-policy auditing via an e-mail message to a queue's address.
- Record
CVE-2012-6580- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2012-6427No score
Best Practical Solutions RT 3.8.x before 3.8.15 and 4.0.x before 4.0.8, when GnuPG is enabled, does not ensure that the UI labels unencrypted messages as unencrypted, which might make it easier for remote attackers to spoof details of a message's origin or interfere with encryption-policy auditing via an e-mail message to a queue's address.
- Record
EUVD-2012-6427- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-pr6v-qj9p-h45qNo 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, does not ensure that the UI labels unencrypted messages as unencrypted, which might make it easier for remote attackers to spoof details of a message's origin or interfere with encryption-policy auditing via an e-mail message to a queue's address.
- Record
GHSA-pr6v-qj9p-h45q- 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, does not ensure that the UI labels unencrypted messages as unencrypted, which might make it easier for remote attackers to spoof details of a message's origin or interfere with encryption-policy auditing via an e-mail message to a queue's address.
- Record
CVE-2012-6580- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVDEBIAN-CVE-2012-6580No score
Best Practical Solutions RT 3.8.x before 3.8.15 and 4.0.x before 4.0.8, when GnuPG is enabled, does not ensure that the UI labels unencrypted messages as unencrypted, which might make it easier for remote attackers to spoof details of a message's origin or interfere with encryption-policy auditing via an e-mail message to a queue's address.
- Record
DEBIAN-CVE-2012-6580- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVUBUNTU-CVE-2012-6580No score
Best Practical Solutions RT 3.8.x before 3.8.15 and 4.0.x before 4.0.8, when GnuPG is enabled, does not ensure that the UI labels unencrypted messages as unencrypted, which might make it easier for remote attackers to spoof details of a message's origin or interfere with encryption-policy auditing via an e-mail message to a queue's address.
- Record
UBUNTU-CVE-2012-6580- 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-2012-6580
github.com/advisories/GHSA-pr6v-qj9p-h45q
security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2012-6580
ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2012-6580
bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=870406
cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2012-6580