CVE-2012-5824

Public Exploit

Description

Trillian 5.1.0.19 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, a different vulnerability than CVE-2009-4831.

Category

5.8
CVSS
Severity: Medium
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 0.15%
Third-Party Advisory secunia.com Third-Party Advisory securityfocus.com Third-Party Advisory ibmcloud.com
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/79915 vdb entry third party advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/51190 third party advisory broken link
http://www.cs.utexas.edu/~shmat/shmat_ccs12.pdf exploit
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/56454 vdb entry third party advisory broken link

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2012-5824?
CVE-2012-5824 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2012-5824?
To fix CVE-2012-5824, 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-2012-5824 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2012-5824 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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