{"cve":"CVE-2012-4578","nvd":{"published":"2012-08-21T19:55:00.950","modified":"2026-06-16T23:45:26.037","status":"Modified","description":"The geli encryption provider 7 before r239184 on FreeBSD 10 uses a weak Master Key, which makes it easier for local users to defeat a cryptographic protection mechanism via a brute-force attack.","cvss_v4":null,"cvss_v3":null,"cwes":["CWE-310"],"references":["http://lists.freebsd.org/pipermail/freebsd-security/2012-August/006541.html","https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/78057","http://lists.freebsd.org/pipermail/freebsd-security/2012-August/006541.html","https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/78057"],"products":["pawel_jakub_dawidek:geli"],"source":"nvd","synced_at":"2026-10-19T20:25:53.526315492+00:00"},"epss":{"cve":"CVE-2012-4578","score":0.00181,"percentile":0.0767,"date":"2026-10-31"},"kev":null,"osv":[],"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."]}