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CVE-2012-4571

• Severity: low (CVSS 2.1 v2.0)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 0.4% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: none known
• Published: 2012-11-30 · updated 2026-06-16
• Weakness: CWE-310

Description

Python Keyring 0.9.1 does not securely initialize the cipher when encrypting passwords for CryptedFileKeyring files, which makes it easier for local users to obtain passwords via a brute-force attack.

Affected products

• Python keyring: 0.9.1

References

• http://pypi.python.org/pypi/keyring
• http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/10/31/8
• http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1634-1
• https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/python-keyring/+bug/1004845
• http://pypi.python.org/pypi/keyring
• http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/10/31/8
• http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1634-1
• https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/python-keyring/+bug/1004845

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