Vulnerability Details CVE-2012-5821
Lynx does not verify that the server's certificate is signed by a trusted certification authority, which allows man-in-the-middle attackers to spoof SSL servers via a crafted certificate, related to improper use of a certain GnuTLS function.
Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score
EPSS Score 0.002
EPSS Ranking 46.7%
CVSS Severity
CVSS v3 Score 5.9
CVSS v2 Score 5.8
References
- http://www.cs.utexas.edu/~shmat/shmat_ccs12.pdf
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2013:101
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1642-1
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/79930
- https://wiki.mageia.org/en/Support/Advisories/MGASA-2012-0351
- http://www.cs.utexas.edu/~shmat/shmat_ccs12.pdf
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2013:101
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1642-1
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/79930
- https://wiki.mageia.org/en/Support/Advisories/MGASA-2012-0351
Products affected by CVE-2012-5821
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cpe:2.3:a:lynx:lynx:-
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cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:10.04
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cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:11.10
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cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:12.04
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cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:12.10