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CVE-2012-4523

radsecproxy before 1.6.1 does not properly verify certificates when there are configuration blocks with CA settings that are unrelated to the block being used for verifying the certificate chain, which might allow remote attackers to bypass intended access restrictions and spoof clients.

Security Impact Summary

CVE-2012-4523 is a security vulnerability that . Impacting 1 product from uninett organizations running these solutions should prioritize assessment and patching.

Historical Context

Documented in 2012, this vulnerability occurred amid the cloud computing expansion era, where traditional network perimeter security models were being reevaluated. Organizations were transitioning from isolated infrastructure to interconnected systems, creating new attack surfaces that vulnerabilities like this could exploit.

Published

2012-11-20T00:55:01.117

Last Modified

2025-04-11T00:51:21.963

Status

Deferred

Source

[email protected]

Severity

CVSSv2: 6.4 (MEDIUM)

CVSSv2 Vector

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:N

Access Vector: NETWORK
Access Complexity: LOW
Authentication: NONE
Confidentiality Impact: PARTIAL
Integrity Impact: PARTIAL
Availability Impact: NONE

Exploitability Score

10.0

Impact Score

4.9

Weaknesses

Type: Primary
CWE-264

Affected Vendors & Products

Type	Vendor	Product	Version/Range	Vulnerable?
Application	uninett	radsecproxy	≤ 1.6	Yes
Application	uninett	radsecproxy	1.0	Yes
Application	uninett	radsecproxy	1.0	Yes
Application	uninett	radsecproxy	1.0	Yes
Application	uninett	radsecproxy	1.0	Yes
Application	uninett	radsecproxy	1.1	Yes
Application	uninett	radsecproxy	1.1	Yes
Application	uninett	radsecproxy	1.1	Yes
Application	uninett	radsecproxy	1.2	Yes
Application	uninett	radsecproxy	1.3	Yes
Application	uninett	radsecproxy	1.3	Yes
Application	uninett	radsecproxy	1.3.1	Yes
Application	uninett	radsecproxy	1.4	Yes
Application	uninett	radsecproxy	1.4.1	Yes
Application	uninett	radsecproxy	1.4.2	Yes
Application	uninett	radsecproxy	1.4.3	Yes
Application	uninett	radsecproxy	1.5	Yes

References

http://secunia.com/advisories/51251 Vendor Advisory ([email protected])
http://www.debian.org/security/2012/dsa-2573 ([email protected])
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/10/17/7 ([email protected])
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/10/31/6 ([email protected])
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/56105 ([email protected])
https://postlister.uninett.no/sympa/arc/radsecproxy/2012-09/msg00001.html ([email protected])
https://postlister.uninett.no/sympa/arc/radsecproxy/2012-09/msg00006.html ([email protected])
https://project.nordu.net/browse/RADSECPROXY-43 ([email protected])
http://secunia.com/advisories/51251 Vendor Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.debian.org/security/2012/dsa-2573 (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/10/17/7 (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/10/31/6 (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/56105 (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
https://postlister.uninett.no/sympa/arc/radsecproxy/2012-09/msg00001.html (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
https://postlister.uninett.no/sympa/arc/radsecproxy/2012-09/msg00006.html (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
https://project.nordu.net/browse/RADSECPROXY-43 (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)

How SecUtils Interprets This CVE

SecUtils normalizes and enriches National Vulnerability Database (NVD) records by standardizing vendor and product identifiers, aggregating vulnerability metadata from both NVD and MITRE sources, and providing structured context for security teams. For uninett's affected products, we extract Common Platform Enumeration (CPE) data, Common Weakness Enumeration (CWE) classifications, CVSS severity metrics, and reference data to enable rapid vulnerability prioritization and asset correlation. This record contains no exploit code, proof-of-concept instructions, or attack methodologies—only defensive intelligence necessary for patch management, risk assessment, and security operations.