CVE-2012-5821

MEDIUM

5.9

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.

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

canonical:ubuntu_linuxlynx:lynx

Weaknesses (CWE)

CWE-295

References

http://www.cs.utexas.edu/~shmat/shmat_ccs12.pdf(cve@mitre.org)

http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2013:101(cve@mitre.org)

http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1642-1(cve@mitre.org)

https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/79930(cve@mitre.org)

https://wiki.mageia.org/en/Support/Advisories/MGASA-2012-0351(cve@mitre.org)

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

http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2013:101(af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)

http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1642-1(af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)

https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/79930(af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)

https://wiki.mageia.org/en/Support/Advisories/MGASA-2012-0351(af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)

IOC Correlations

No correlations recorded

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