Is CVE-2012-6579 in the CISA KEV catalog?

No. CVE-2012-6579 is not currently on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities list.

What is the CVSS severity of CVE-2012-6579?

CVE-2012-6579 has a CVSS v2 base score of 6.4 (MEDIUM).

What is the EPSS score for CVE-2012-6579?

CVE-2012-6579 has an EPSS score of 0.79% (52th percentile), estimating the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

How do I fix CVE-2012-6579?

Upgrade request-tracker4 on debian 11 to 4.0.7-2 or later.

CVE & CISA-KEV Catalog

CVE-2012-6579

MEDIUM

6.4

CVSS v2

NVD

Description

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.

CWE-310Cryptographic Issues

How to fix

Remediation Available

request-tracker4Debian

Fixed in:4.0.7-2CVE-2012-6579

Remediation is compiled from vendor and distribution security advisories. Always confirm against the linked source for your exact version and platform.

CVSS v2 Vector

No CVSS vector data available.

Exploit Intelligence

0.79%probability of exploitation in 30 days

52ndpercentile

Moderate risk: more likely to be exploited than 52% of all known CVEs.

References

Patch1

lists.bestpractical.com

Related Vulnerabilities

Other CWE-310 (Cryptographic Issues) vulnerabilities, ordered by exploit likelihood. View all

CVE	Severity	CVSS	EPSS	Exploited	Fix
CVE-2014-3566	Low	3.4	100%	-	Fix
CVE-2015-4000	Low	3.7	100%	-	Fix
CVE-2015-0204	Medium	4.3	99%	-	Fix
CVE-2016-2107	Medium	5.9	89%	-	Fix
CVE-2016-0800	Medium	5.9	82%	-	Fix
CVE-2014-8684	Critical	9.8	72%	-	-

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This product uses NVD data but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD. EPSS scores courtesy of FIRST.org (https://www.first.org/epss). Source: CISA KEV Catalog. Data as of 2026-04-29.