CVE-2012-5821 (GCVE-0-2012-5821)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2012-11-04 22:00 – Updated: 2024-08-06 21:21
VLAI
EPSS
VEX
Summary
Lynx does not verify that the server's certificate is signed by a trusted certification authority, which allows man-in-the-middle attackers to spoof SSL servers via a crafted certificate, related to improper use of a certain GnuTLS function.
Severity
5.9 (Medium)
CWE
- n/a
Assigner
References
5 references
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|---|---|
| https://wiki.mageia.org/en/Support/Advisories/MGA… | x_refsource_CONFIRM |
| http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1642-1 | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_UBUNTU |
| https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilit… | vdb-entryx_refsource_XF |
| http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=… | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_MANDRIVA |
| http://www.cs.utexas.edu/~shmat/shmat_ccs12.pdf | x_refsource_MISC |
Date Public
2012-10-25 00:00
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