CVE-2016-5672

Description

Intel Crosswalk before 19.49.514.5, 20.x before 20.50.533.11, 21.x before 21.51.546.0, and 22.x before 22.51.549.0 interprets a user's acceptance of one invalid X.509 certificate to mean that all invalid X.509 certificates should be accepted without prompting, which makes it easier for man-in-the-middle attackers to spoof SSL servers and obtain sensitive information via a crafted certificate.

Category

8.1
CVSS
Severity: High
CVSS 3.0 •
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 0.39%
Vendor Advisory intel.com Vendor Advisory crosswalk-project.org
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
https://blogs.intel.com/evangelists/2016/07/28/crosswalk-security-vulnerability/ vendor advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/92199 third party advisory vdb entry
https://wwws.nightwatchcybersecurity.com/2016/07/29/advisory-intel-crosswalk-ssl-prompt-issue third party advisory
https://crosswalk-project.org/jira/browse/XWALK-6986 permissions required technical description
http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/138107/Intel-Crosswalk-Project-Man-In-The-Middle.html third party advisory vdb entry
https://lists.crosswalk-project.org/pipermail/crosswalk-help/2016-July/002167.html vendor advisory mailing list
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/539051/100/0/threaded mailing list
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/217871 third party advisory us government resource

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2016-5672?
CVE-2016-5672 has been scored as a high severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2016-5672?
To fix CVE-2016-5672, 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-2016-5672 being actively exploited in the wild?
As for now, there are no information to confirm that CVE-2016-5672 is being actively exploited. 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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