CVE-2012-5821
MEDIUM severity · CVSS 5.9 · CWE-295
5.9CVSS MEDIUM
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.
Impact & exploitability
Attack vectorNetwork
Attack complexityHigh
Privileges requiredNone
User interactionNone
Confidentiality impactNone
Integrity impactHigh
Availability impactNone
Exploit probability (EPSS)1%
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
Affected products we track (1)
Recommendation
Apply the vendor fix in your normal patch cycle. Open any affected product above for its exact safe version.
Additional information
- NVD record
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2013:101
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1642-1Advisory
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/79930Advisory
- https://wiki.mageia.org/en/Support/Advisories/MGASA-2012-0351Advisory
- http://www.cs.utexas.edu/~shmat/shmat_ccs12.pdfExploit