VULNERABILITY INTELLIGENCE

CVE-2012-5824

CVSS score5.8 MEDIUM
EPSS probability1.10%
CISA KEVNot currently listed
Published2012-11-04
Last modified2026-06-16
CVSS vectorAV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:N

Description

Trillian 5.1.0.19 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, a different vulnerability than CVE-2009-4831.

Weakness classification

  • CWE-295: Improper Certificate Validation

Primary references