Vulnerability Details : CVE-2012-5812
The ACRA library for Android 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.
Vulnerability category: Input validation
Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2012-5812
Probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days: 0.09%
Percentile, the proportion of vulnerabilities that are scored at or less: ~ 39 % EPSS Score History EPSS FAQ
CVSS scores for CVE-2012-5812
Base Score | Base Severity | CVSS Vector | Exploitability Score | Impact Score | Score Source |
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5.8
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MEDIUM | AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:N |
8.6
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4.9
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NIST |
CWE ids for CVE-2012-5812
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The product receives input or data, but it does not validate or incorrectly validates that the input has the properties that are required to process the data safely and correctly.Assigned by: nvd@nist.gov (Primary)
References for CVE-2012-5812
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http://www.cs.utexas.edu/~shmat/shmat_ccs12.pdf
Exploit
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https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/79939
ACRA library for Android SSL spoofing CVE-2012-5812 Vulnerability Report
Products affected by CVE-2012-5812
- cpe:2.3:a:acra:acra_library:-:-:*:*:*:android:*:*