VulnerabilityModified
CVE-2012-5662
x3270 before 3.3.12ga12 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…
MEDIUM 5.8EPSS 0.62%
Does this matter?
Lower severity and a low EPSS score (0.62%). Track it; it rarely justifies an emergency change on its own.
Description
x3270 before 3.3.12ga12 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.
- CVSS 2.0
- 5.8 MEDIUMAV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:N
- EPSS
- 0.62% probability · 48th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-310
- Affected
- paul mattes/x3270
- Source
- secalert@redhat.com
References
- http://osvdb.org/91572
- http://secunia.com/advisories/52650
- http://sourceforge.net/projects/x3270/files/x3270/3.3.12ga12/
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=889373
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/82984
- http://osvdb.org/91572
- http://secunia.com/advisories/52650
- http://sourceforge.net/projects/x3270/files/x3270/3.3.12ga12/
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=889373
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/82984
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.