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CVE-2012-5821
Published: Nov 4, 2012
Modified: Aug 6, 2024
PUBLISHED
Description
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.
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
n/a | n/a | affected n/a |
References
https://wiki.mageia.org/en/Support/Advisories/MGASA-2012-0351
x_refsource_CONFIRM
USN-1642-1
vendor-advisory
x_refsource_UBUNTU
lynx-ssl-spoofing(79930)
vdb-entry
x_refsource_XF
MDVSA-2013:101
vendor-advisory
x_refsource_MANDRIVA
http://www.cs.utexas.edu/~shmat/shmat_ccs12.pdf
x_refsource_MISC
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