CVE-2012-5817
Codehaus XFire SSL Server Spoofing Vulnerability
Description
Codehaus 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.
INFO
Published Date :
Nov. 4, 2012, 10:55 p.m.
Last Modified :
Feb. 14, 2024, 5:18 p.m.
Source :
[email protected]
Remotely Exploitable :
Yes !
Impact Score :
5.2
Exploitability Score :
2.2
Affected Products
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References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools
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information, practical solutions, and valuable tools related to
CVE-2012-5817.
| URL | Resource |
|---|---|
| http://www.cs.utexas.edu/~shmat/shmat_ccs12.pdf | Exploit |
| https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/79934 | Third Party Advisory VDB Entry |
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CVE-2012-5817 vulnerability over time.
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CVE Modified by [email protected]
May. 14, 2024
Action Type Old Value New Value -
Modified Analysis by [email protected]
Feb. 14, 2024
Action Type Old Value New Value Added CVSS V3.1 NIST AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N Changed Reference Type https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/79934 No Types Assigned https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/79934 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry Removed CWE NIST CWE-20 Added CWE NIST CWE-295 Changed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:amazon:ec2_api_tools_java_library:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:codehaus:xfire:1.2.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:codehaus:xfire:1.2.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:codehaus:xfire:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (including) 1.2.6 OR *cpe:2.3:a:amazon:ec2_api_tools_java_library:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:codehaus:xfire:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (including) 1.2.6 -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
Aug. 29, 2017
Action Type Old Value New Value Removed Reference http://xforce.iss.net/xforce/xfdb/79934 [No Types Assigned] Added Reference https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/79934 [No Types Assigned] -
Initial Analysis by [email protected]
Nov. 05, 2012
Action Type Old Value New Value
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration
While CVE identifies
specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or
weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2012-5817 is
associated with the following CWEs:
Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)
Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification
(CAPEC)
stores attack patterns, which are descriptions of the common attributes and
approaches employed by adversaries to exploit the CVE-2012-5817
weaknesses.
Exploit Prediction
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.
0.11 }} 0.02%
score
0.43644
percentile