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CVE-2012-3446

MEDIUM

5.9

Description

Apache Libcloud before 0.11.1 uses an incorrect regular expression during verification of whether 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 a crafted certificate.

CVE Details

CVSS v3.1 Score5.9

SeverityMEDIUM

CVSS VectorCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N

Attack VectorNETWORK

ComplexityHIGH

Privileges RequiredNONE

User InteractionNONE

Published11/4/2012

Last Modified4/11/2025

Sourcenvd

Honeypot Sightings0

Affected Products

apache:libcloud

Weaknesses (CWE)

CWE-295

References

http://www.cs.utexas.edu/~shmat/shmat_ccs12.pdf(secalert@redhat.com)

https://svn.apache.org/repos/asf/libcloud/trunk/CHANGES(secalert@redhat.com)

http://www.cs.utexas.edu/~shmat/shmat_ccs12.pdf(af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)

https://svn.apache.org/repos/asf/libcloud/trunk/CHANGES(af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)

IOC Correlations

No correlations recorded

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