CVE-2012-5524 (GCVE-0-2012-5524)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5
Published
2014-02-08 00:00
Modified
2024-08-06 21:05
Severity ?
CWE
  • n/a
Summary
The _ssl_verify_callback function in tls_nb.py in Gajim before 0.15.3 does not properly verify SSL certificates, which allows remote attackers to conduct man-in-the-middle (MITM) attacks and spoof servers via an arbitrary certificate from a trusted CA.
References
secalert@redhat.comhttp://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-201401-02.xml
secalert@redhat.comhttp://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/11/11/6
secalert@redhat.comhttps://trac.gajim.org/query?status=closed&group=resolution&milestone=0.15.3
secalert@redhat.comhttps://trac.gajim.org/ticket/7252Exploit, Patch
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-201401-02.xml
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/11/11/6
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://trac.gajim.org/query?status=closed&group=resolution&milestone=0.15.3
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://trac.gajim.org/ticket/7252Exploit, Patch
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