CVE-2012-2736

MediumCVSS 4.4/10Last modified Jun 16, 2026

Description

In NetworkManager 0.9.2.0, when a new wireless network was created with WPA/WPA2 security in AdHoc mode, it created an open/insecure network.

Metrics

CVSS 3.1 4.4/10CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N

Weakness enumeration

CWE-306

Affected software

Vendor	Product	Versions
network-manager	network-manager	0.9.2.0

References

http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2012-09/msg00049.htmlPatch, Third Party Advisory
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/06/15/2Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/06/15/4Mailing List, Patch, Third Party Advisory
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1483-1Third Party Advisory
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1483-2Third Party Advisory
https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/cve-2012-2736Third Party Advisory
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2012-2736Exploit, Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory
https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2012-2736Third Party Advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2012-09/msg00049.htmlPatch, Third Party Advisory
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/06/15/2Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/06/15/4Mailing List, Patch, Third Party Advisory
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1483-1Third Party Advisory
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1483-2Third Party Advisory
https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/cve-2012-2736Third Party Advisory
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2012-2736Exploit, Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory
https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2012-2736Third Party Advisory

Timeline

Published: Dec 26, 2019
Last modified: Jun 16, 2026
NVD status: Modified

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