{"id":"CVE-2012-4571","aliases":["GHSA-p3h7-3c45-qj4v","PYSEC-2012-8"],"url":"https://o3.security/vulnerability/CVE-2012-4571","summary":"Python Keyring does not securely initialize encryption cipher","details":"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.","published":"2012-11-30T22:55:01Z","modified":"2026-04-10T03:42:30.581852Z","cvss":{"score":7.5,"severity":"HIGH","vector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N"},"epss":{"score":0.0037,"percentile":0.30287,"asOf":"2026-09-09"},"cisaKev":null,"exploitsKnown":0,"affectedPackages":[{"ecosystem":"PyPI","name":"keyring","fixedVersion":"0.9.2"}],"fix":null,"references":[{"type":"ADVISORY","url":"http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1634-1"},{"type":"WEB","url":"http://pypi.python.org/pypi/keyring"},{"type":"WEB","url":"http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/10/31/8"},{"type":"WEB","url":"https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/python-keyring/+bug/1004845"}],"provenance":{"sources":["OSV.dev","FIRST.org (EPSS)"],"lastVerified":"2026-04-10T03:42:30.581852Z"}}