CVE catalog
CVE-2011-2483
libxcrypt: CVE-2011-2483
- Severity
- Medium
- Published
- Source
- [NVD] · [CVE record]
- EPSS
- 4.97% · Oct 25, 2026
crypt_blowfish before 1.1, as used in PHP before 5.3.7 on certain platforms, PostgreSQL before 8.4.9, and other products, does not properly handle 8-bit characters, which makes it easier for context-dependent attackers to determine a cleartext password by leveraging knowledge of a password hash.
Vulnerable and fixed packages
Distribution-reported package versions and fixes. These do not depend on matching against the OpenFactory package catalog.
| Distribution | Package | Release | Version | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Debian | libxcrypt | sid | 1:4.5.2+20251210-1 | fixed |
| Debian | libxcrypt | forky | 1:4.5.2+20251210-1 | fixed |
| Debian | libxcrypt | trixie | 1:4.4.38-1 | fixed |
| Debian | libxcrypt | bookworm | 1:4.4.33-2 | fixed |
| Debian | libcrypt-eksblowfish-perl | sid | 0.009-3 | not affected |
| Debian | libcrypt-eksblowfish-perl | forky | 0.009-3 | not affected |
| Debian | libcrypt-eksblowfish-perl | trixie | 0.009-3 | not affected |
| Debian | libcrypt-eksblowfish-perl | bookworm | 0.009-3 | not affected |
| Opensuse | yast2-core | tumbleweed | 3.2.0-1.1 | fixed |
Fixed-version evidence
| Distribution | Package | Type | Release | Fixed version | Urgency | Origin | Bugs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Debian | libxcrypt | source | sid | 1:2.4-1.1 | not yet assigned | Not reported | [679628] |
| Debian | libxcrypt | source | forky | 1:2.4-1.1 | not yet assigned | Not reported | [679628] |
| Debian | libxcrypt | source | trixie | 1:2.4-1.1 | not yet assigned | Not reported | [679628] |
| Debian | libxcrypt | source | bookworm | 1:2.4-1.1 | not yet assigned | Not reported | [679628] |
| Debian | libcrypt-eksblowfish-perl | source | sid | Not affected | unimportant | Not reported | Not reported |
| Debian | libcrypt-eksblowfish-perl | source | forky | Not affected | unimportant | Not reported | Not reported |
| Debian | libcrypt-eksblowfish-perl | source | trixie | Not affected | unimportant | Not reported | Not reported |
| Debian | libcrypt-eksblowfish-perl | source | bookworm | Not affected | unimportant | Not reported | Not reported |
| Opensuse | yast2-core | rpm | tumbleweed | 3.2.0-1.1 | Not reported | OPENSUSE-SU-2024:10138-1 | Not reported |
OpenFactory catalog packages
[openSUSE Tumbleweed]
- [yast2-core-devel]Unknown
Source package: [yast2-core]
Details (1)
5.0.4-1.7· x86_64 · tumbleweedUnknown · Fixed:
3.2.0-1.1Version impact unknown
dsa · yast2-core · opensuse · tumbleweed
- [yast2-core]Fixed
Source package: [yast2-core]
Details (1)
5.0.4-1.7· x86_64 · tumbleweedFixed · Fixed:
3.2.0-1.1dsa · yast2-core · opensuse · tumbleweed
[Debian 12 (Bookworm)]
- [libcrypt1]Fixed
Source package: [libxcrypt]
Details (2)
1:4.4.33-2· amd64 · bookwormFixed · Fixed:
1:2.4-1.1dsa · libxcrypt · debian · bookworm; dsa · libxcrypt · debian · 12
1:4.4.33-2· arm64 · bookwormFixed · Fixed:
1:2.4-1.1dsa · libxcrypt · debian · bookworm; dsa · libxcrypt · debian · 12
- [libcrypt-dev]Fixed
Source package: [libxcrypt]
Details (2)
1:4.4.33-2· amd64 · bookwormFixed · Fixed:
1:2.4-1.1dsa · libxcrypt · debian · bookworm; dsa · libxcrypt · debian · 12
1:4.4.33-2· arm64 · bookwormFixed · Fixed:
1:2.4-1.1dsa · libxcrypt · debian · bookworm; dsa · libxcrypt · debian · 12
- [libcrypt-eksblowfish-perl]Not affected
Source package: [libcrypt-eksblowfish-perl]
Details (2)
0.009-3+b1· amd64 · bookwormNot affected
dsa · libcrypt-eksblowfish-perl · debian · bookworm
0.009-3+b1· arm64 · bookwormNot affected
dsa · libcrypt-eksblowfish-perl · debian · bookworm
- [libxcrypt-source]Fixed
Source package: [libxcrypt]
Details (2)
1:4.4.33-2· all · bookwormFixed · Fixed:
1:2.4-1.1dsa · libxcrypt · debian · bookworm; dsa · libxcrypt · debian · 12
1:4.4.33-2· all · bookwormFixed · Fixed:
1:2.4-1.1dsa · libxcrypt · debian · bookworm; dsa · libxcrypt · debian · 12
[Debian 13 (Trixie)]
- [libcrypt1]Fixed
Source package: [libxcrypt]
Details (2)
1:4.4.38-1· amd64 · trixieFixed · Fixed:
1:2.4-1.1dsa · libxcrypt · debian · 13
1:4.4.38-1· arm64 · trixieFixed · Fixed:
1:2.4-1.1dsa · libxcrypt · debian · 13
- [libcrypt-dev]Fixed
Source package: [libxcrypt]
Details (2)
1:4.4.38-1· amd64 · trixieFixed · Fixed:
1:2.4-1.1dsa · libxcrypt · debian · 13
1:4.4.38-1· arm64 · trixieFixed · Fixed:
1:2.4-1.1dsa · libxcrypt · debian · 13
- [libxcrypt-source]Fixed
Source package: [libxcrypt]
Details (2)
1:4.4.38-1· all · trixieFixed · Fixed:
1:2.4-1.1dsa · libxcrypt · debian · 13
1:4.4.38-1· all · trixieFixed · Fixed:
1:2.4-1.1dsa · libxcrypt · debian · 13
Observed:
References
- [https://ftp.suse.com/pub/projects/security/csaf/opensuse-su-2024_10138-1.json]
- [https://osv.dev/vulnerability/DEBIAN-CVE-2011-2483]
- [https://osv.dev/vulnerability/DSA-2340-1]
- [https://osv.dev/vulnerability/DSA-2399-1]
- [https://osv.dev/vulnerability/openSUSE-SU-2024:10138-1]
- [https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2011-2483]
- [https://security.access.redhat.com/data/csaf/v2/vex/2011/cve-2011-2483.json]
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