CVE-2012-5822
The contribution feature in Zamboni 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…
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (0.60%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
Description
The contribution feature in Zamboni 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, related to use of the Python urllib2 library.
- CVSS 3.1
- 7.4 HIGHCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N
- EPSS
- 0.60% probability · 47th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-295
- Affected
- mozilla/zamboni
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
References
- http://www.cs.utexas.edu/~shmat/shmat_ccs12.pdfExploit
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/79929Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://www.cs.utexas.edu/~shmat/shmat_ccs12.pdfExploit
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/79929Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.