Is CVE-2012-3287 being actively exploited?

CVE-2012-3287 is not currently listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2012-3287?

CVE-2012-3287 has a CVSS 2.0 base score of 5.0 (MEDIUM).

CVE-2012-3287

MEDIUM · CVSS 5.0EPSS 1.4%EU EUVD

Poul-Henning Kamp md5crypt has insufficient algorithmic complexity and a consequently short runtime, which makes it easier for context-dependent attackers to discover cleartext passwords via a brute-force attack, as demonstrated by an attack using GPU hardware.

Key facts

CVSS score: 5.0 (v2.0)
Severity: MEDIUM
CVSS vector: AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N
Weakness (CWE): CWE-310
EPSS score: 1.4% (72th percentile)
In CISA KEV: No
In EU EUVD: Yes (EUVD-2012-3265)
Published: June 13, 2012
NVD last modified: June 16, 2026
Status: Modified

EU Vulnerability Database (EUVD)

This vulnerability is also tracked by ENISA as EUVD-2012-3265 in the EU Vulnerability Database. Last updated in EUVD on September 16, 2024.

View on the EU Vulnerability Database

Affected products

poul-henning kamp / md5crypt

References

http://phk.freebsd.dk/sagas/md5crypt_eol.html(Vendor Advisory)
https://phk.freebsd.dk/sagas/md5crypt_eol/

Last updated September 17, 2026 · Source: NVD, CISA KEV, FIRST.org EPSS

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