CVE-2012-5817

C

odehaus XFire 1.2.6 and earlier, as used in the Amazon EC2 API Tools Java library and other products, does not verify that the server hostname matches a domain name in the subject's Common Name (CN) or subjectAltName field of the X.509 certificate, which allows man-in-the-middle attackers to spoof SSL servers via an arbitrary valid certificate.

Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

OR cpe:2.3:a:amazon:ec2_api_tools_java_library:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:codehaus:xfire:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

History

21 Nov 2024, 01:45

Type Values Removed Values Added
References () http://www.cs.utexas.edu/~shmat/shmat_ccs12.pdf - Exploit () http://www.cs.utexas.edu/~shmat/shmat_ccs12.pdf - Exploit
References () https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/79934 - Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry () https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/79934 - Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry

Information

Published : 2012-11-04 22:55

Updated : 2025-04-11 00:51


NVD link : CVE-2012-5817

Mitre link : CVE-2012-5817

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2012-5817


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CWE
CWE-295

Improper Certificate Validation