CVE catalog

CVE-2012-6579

request-tracker4: CVE-2012-6579

Severity: Medium
Published: Oct 25, 2012, 12:00:00 AM UTC
Source: [NVD] · [CVE record]
EPSS: 0.79% · Oct 27, 2026

Best Practical Solutions RT 3.8.x before 3.8.15 and 4.0.x before 4.0.8, when GnuPG is enabled, allows remote attackers to configure encryption or signing for certain outbound e-mail, and possibly cause a denial of service (loss of e-mail readability), via an e-mail message to a queue's address.

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	request-tracker4	bookworm	`4.4.6+dfsg-1.1+deb12u4`	fixed
Debian	request-tracker4	bookworm-security	`4.4.6+dfsg-1.1+deb12u4`	fixed

Fixed-version evidence

Distribution	Package	Type	Release	Fixed version	Urgency	Origin	Bugs
Debian	request-tracker4	source	bookworm	`4.0.7-2`	not yet assigned	Not reported	Not reported

OpenFactory catalog packages

[Debian 12 (Bookworm)]

[request-tracker4]Fixed
Details (4)
- 4.4.6+dfsg-1.1+deb12u4 · all · bookworm
  Fixed · Fixed: 4.0.7-2
  dsa · request-tracker4 · debian · bookworm; dsa · request-tracker4 · debian · 12
- 4.4.6+dfsg-1.1+deb12u4 · all · bookworm
  Fixed · Fixed: 4.0.7-2
  dsa · request-tracker4 · debian · bookworm; dsa · request-tracker4 · debian · 12
- 4.4.6+dfsg-1.1+deb12u4 · all · bookworm-security
  Fixed · Fixed: 4.0.7-2
  dsa · request-tracker4 · debian · bookworm; dsa · request-tracker4 · debian · 12
- 4.4.6+dfsg-1.1+deb12u4 · all · bookworm-security
  Fixed · Fixed: 4.0.7-2
  dsa · request-tracker4 · debian · bookworm; dsa · request-tracker4 · debian · 12
[rt4-apache2]Fixed
Source package: [request-tracker4]
Details (4)
- 4.4.6+dfsg-1.1+deb12u4 · all · bookworm
  Fixed · Fixed: 4.0.7-2
  dsa · request-tracker4 · debian · bookworm; dsa · request-tracker4 · debian · 12
- 4.4.6+dfsg-1.1+deb12u4 · all · bookworm
  Fixed · Fixed: 4.0.7-2
  dsa · request-tracker4 · debian · bookworm; dsa · request-tracker4 · debian · 12
- 4.4.6+dfsg-1.1+deb12u4 · all · bookworm-security
  Fixed · Fixed: 4.0.7-2
  dsa · request-tracker4 · debian · bookworm; dsa · request-tracker4 · debian · 12
- 4.4.6+dfsg-1.1+deb12u4 · all · bookworm-security
  Fixed · Fixed: 4.0.7-2
  dsa · request-tracker4 · debian · bookworm; dsa · request-tracker4 · debian · 12
[rt4-clients]Fixed
Source package: [request-tracker4]
Details (4)
- 4.4.6+dfsg-1.1+deb12u4 · all · bookworm
  Fixed · Fixed: 4.0.7-2
  dsa · request-tracker4 · debian · bookworm; dsa · request-tracker4 · debian · 12
- 4.4.6+dfsg-1.1+deb12u4 · all · bookworm
  Fixed · Fixed: 4.0.7-2
  dsa · request-tracker4 · debian · bookworm; dsa · request-tracker4 · debian · 12
- 4.4.6+dfsg-1.1+deb12u4 · all · bookworm-security
  Fixed · Fixed: 4.0.7-2
  dsa · request-tracker4 · debian · bookworm; dsa · request-tracker4 · debian · 12
- 4.4.6+dfsg-1.1+deb12u4 · all · bookworm-security
  Fixed · Fixed: 4.0.7-2
  dsa · request-tracker4 · debian · bookworm; dsa · request-tracker4 · debian · 12
[rt4-db-mysql]Fixed
Source package: [request-tracker4]
Details (4)
- 4.4.6+dfsg-1.1+deb12u4 · all · bookworm
  Fixed · Fixed: 4.0.7-2
  dsa · request-tracker4 · debian · bookworm; dsa · request-tracker4 · debian · 12
- 4.4.6+dfsg-1.1+deb12u4 · all · bookworm
  Fixed · Fixed: 4.0.7-2
  dsa · request-tracker4 · debian · bookworm; dsa · request-tracker4 · debian · 12
- 4.4.6+dfsg-1.1+deb12u4 · all · bookworm-security
  Fixed · Fixed: 4.0.7-2
  dsa · request-tracker4 · debian · bookworm; dsa · request-tracker4 · debian · 12
- 4.4.6+dfsg-1.1+deb12u4 · all · bookworm-security
  Fixed · Fixed: 4.0.7-2
  dsa · request-tracker4 · debian · bookworm; dsa · request-tracker4 · debian · 12
[rt4-db-postgresql]Fixed
Source package: [request-tracker4]
Details (4)
- 4.4.6+dfsg-1.1+deb12u4 · all · bookworm
  Fixed · Fixed: 4.0.7-2
  dsa · request-tracker4 · debian · bookworm; dsa · request-tracker4 · debian · 12
- 4.4.6+dfsg-1.1+deb12u4 · all · bookworm
  Fixed · Fixed: 4.0.7-2
  dsa · request-tracker4 · debian · bookworm; dsa · request-tracker4 · debian · 12
- 4.4.6+dfsg-1.1+deb12u4 · all · bookworm-security
  Fixed · Fixed: 4.0.7-2
  dsa · request-tracker4 · debian · bookworm; dsa · request-tracker4 · debian · 12
- 4.4.6+dfsg-1.1+deb12u4 · all · bookworm-security
  Fixed · Fixed: 4.0.7-2
  dsa · request-tracker4 · debian · bookworm; dsa · request-tracker4 · debian · 12
[rt4-db-sqlite]Fixed
Source package: [request-tracker4]
Details (4)
- 4.4.6+dfsg-1.1+deb12u4 · all · bookworm
  Fixed · Fixed: 4.0.7-2
  dsa · request-tracker4 · debian · bookworm; dsa · request-tracker4 · debian · 12
- 4.4.6+dfsg-1.1+deb12u4 · all · bookworm
  Fixed · Fixed: 4.0.7-2
  dsa · request-tracker4 · debian · bookworm; dsa · request-tracker4 · debian · 12
- 4.4.6+dfsg-1.1+deb12u4 · all · bookworm-security
  Fixed · Fixed: 4.0.7-2
  dsa · request-tracker4 · debian · bookworm; dsa · request-tracker4 · debian · 12
- 4.4.6+dfsg-1.1+deb12u4 · all · bookworm-security
  Fixed · Fixed: 4.0.7-2
  dsa · request-tracker4 · debian · bookworm; dsa · request-tracker4 · debian · 12
[rt4-doc-html]Fixed
Source package: [request-tracker4]
Details (4)
- 4.4.6+dfsg-1.1+deb12u4 · all · bookworm
  Fixed · Fixed: 4.0.7-2
  dsa · request-tracker4 · debian · bookworm; dsa · request-tracker4 · debian · 12
- 4.4.6+dfsg-1.1+deb12u4 · all · bookworm
  Fixed · Fixed: 4.0.7-2
  dsa · request-tracker4 · debian · bookworm; dsa · request-tracker4 · debian · 12
- 4.4.6+dfsg-1.1+deb12u4 · all · bookworm-security
  Fixed · Fixed: 4.0.7-2
  dsa · request-tracker4 · debian · bookworm; dsa · request-tracker4 · debian · 12
- 4.4.6+dfsg-1.1+deb12u4 · all · bookworm-security
  Fixed · Fixed: 4.0.7-2
  dsa · request-tracker4 · debian · bookworm; dsa · request-tracker4 · debian · 12
[rt4-fcgi]Fixed
Source package: [request-tracker4]
Details (4)
- 4.4.6+dfsg-1.1+deb12u4 · all · bookworm
  Fixed · Fixed: 4.0.7-2
  dsa · request-tracker4 · debian · bookworm; dsa · request-tracker4 · debian · 12
- 4.4.6+dfsg-1.1+deb12u4 · all · bookworm
  Fixed · Fixed: 4.0.7-2
  dsa · request-tracker4 · debian · bookworm; dsa · request-tracker4 · debian · 12
- 4.4.6+dfsg-1.1+deb12u4 · all · bookworm-security
  Fixed · Fixed: 4.0.7-2
  dsa · request-tracker4 · debian · bookworm; dsa · request-tracker4 · debian · 12
- 4.4.6+dfsg-1.1+deb12u4 · all · bookworm-security
  Fixed · Fixed: 4.0.7-2
  dsa · request-tracker4 · debian · bookworm; dsa · request-tracker4 · debian · 12
[rt4-standalone]Fixed
Source package: [request-tracker4]
Details (4)
- 4.4.6+dfsg-1.1+deb12u4 · all · bookworm
  Fixed · Fixed: 4.0.7-2
  dsa · request-tracker4 · debian · bookworm; dsa · request-tracker4 · debian · 12
- 4.4.6+dfsg-1.1+deb12u4 · all · bookworm
  Fixed · Fixed: 4.0.7-2
  dsa · request-tracker4 · debian · bookworm; dsa · request-tracker4 · debian · 12
- 4.4.6+dfsg-1.1+deb12u4 · all · bookworm-security
  Fixed · Fixed: 4.0.7-2
  dsa · request-tracker4 · debian · bookworm; dsa · request-tracker4 · debian · 12
- 4.4.6+dfsg-1.1+deb12u4 · all · bookworm-security
  Fixed · Fixed: 4.0.7-2
  dsa · request-tracker4 · debian · bookworm; dsa · request-tracker4 · debian · 12

Observed: Oct 23, 2026, 5:06:59 PM UTC

References

[Debian Security Tracker] · [FIRST EPSS] · [OSV Package Vulnerability Database] · [Red Hat security advisories and VEX]