CVE-2012-5821
- State
- Published
- Severity
- Not scored
- Published
- Nov 4, 2012
- Updated
- Aug 6, 2024
- Reserved
- Nov 4, 2012
Description
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.
Scores
The record has no CVSS score.
Weaknesses
The record names no weakness.
Affected Products
| Product | Versions |
|---|---|
n/an/a |
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References
- https://wiki.mageia.org/en/Support/Advisories/MGASA-2012-0351
- USN-1642-1vendor-advisory
- lynx-ssl-spoofing(79930)vdb-entry
- MDVSA-2013:101vendor-advisory
- http://www.cs.utexas.edu/~shmat/shmat_ccs12.pdf
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