CVE-2012-1177

Description

libgdata before 0.10.2 and 0.11.x before 0.11.1 does not validate SSL certificates, which allows remote attackers to obtain user names and passwords via a man-in-the-middle (MITM) attack with a spoofed certificate.

Category

5.1
CVSS
Severity: Medium
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 0.93% Top 30%
Vendor Advisory debian.org Vendor Advisory mandriva.com Vendor Advisory ubuntu.com
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
http://git.gnome.org/browse/libgdata/commit/?h=libgdata-0-10&id=8eff8fa9138859e03e58c2aa76600ab63eb5c29c
https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=752088
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/03/14/8 mailing list
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/03/14/1 mailing list
http://www.debian.org/security/2012/dsa-2482 vendor advisory
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2012:111 vendor advisory
https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/libgdata/+bug/938812
https://bugzilla.gnome.org/show_bug.cgi?id=671535
http://git.gnome.org/browse/libgdata/commit/?id=6799f2c525a584dc998821a6ce897e463dad7840
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/03/14/3 mailing list
http://secunia.com/advisories/50432 third party advisory
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1547-1 vendor advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2012-1177?
CVE-2012-1177 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2012-1177?
To fix CVE-2012-1177, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2012-1177 being actively exploited in the wild?
As for now, there are no information to confirm that CVE-2012-1177 is being actively exploited. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~1% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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