{"cve":"CVE-2012-2146","nvd":{"published":"2012-08-26T21:55:01.840","modified":"2026-06-16T23:41:05.040","status":"Modified","description":"Elixir 0.8.0 uses Blowfish in CFB mode without constructing a unique initialization vector (IV), which makes it easier for context-dependent users to obtain sensitive information and decrypt the database.","cvss_v4":null,"cvss_v3":null,"cwes":["CWE-310"],"references":["http://elixir.ematia.de/trac/ticket/119","http://groups.google.com/group/sqlelixir/browse_thread/thread/efc16227514cffa?pli=1","http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/04/27/8","http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/04/28/2","http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/04/29/1"],"products":["ematia:elixir"],"source":"nvd","synced_at":"2026-10-19T20:25:53.526315492+00:00"},"epss":{"cve":"CVE-2012-2146","score":0.01681,"percentile":0.76957,"date":"2026-10-31"},"kev":null,"osv":[{"id":"GHSA-vfcg-5ggc-3rxx","url":"https://osv.dev/vulnerability/GHSA-vfcg-5ggc-3rxx","summary":"Elixir can leak information due to weak use of crypto","modified":"2024-09-20T17:08:55.896518Z","packages":[{"ecosystem":"PyPI","name":"elixir","purl":"pkg:pypi/elixir","ranges":["<=0.7.1"],"fixed":[]}]},{"id":"PYSEC-2012-13","url":"https://osv.dev/vulnerability/PYSEC-2012-13","summary":"","modified":"2026-06-10T17:01:14.818358242Z","packages":[{"ecosystem":"PyPI","name":"elixir","purl":"pkg:pypi/elixir","ranges":["all versions"],"fixed":[]}]}],"attribution":["This product uses the NVD API but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD.","EPSS scores: FIRST Exploit Prediction Scoring System, https://www.first.org/epss","Known exploited vulnerabilities: CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog, https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog","Package advisories: OSV (https://osv.dev), from the GitHub Advisory Database, PyPA, Go, RustSec and other ecosystem databases, under CC-BY 4.0 or CC0","CVE records: the CVE Program's CVE List (https://www.cve.org), under its terms of use (https://www.cve.org/Legal/TermsOfUse). CVE is a registered trademark of The MITRE Corporation; this product is not affiliated with the CVE Program."]}