CVE-2012-5817

Public Exploit

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.

Category

7.4
CVSS
Severity: High
CVSS 3.1 •
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 0.13%
Third-Party Advisory ibmcloud.com
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
http://www.cs.utexas.edu/~shmat/shmat_ccs12.pdf exploit
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/79934 third party advisory vdb entry

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2012-5817?
CVE-2012-5817 has been scored as a high severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2012-5817?
To fix CVE-2012-5817, 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-2012-5817 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2012-5817 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~0% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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