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CVE-2012-5785

Apache Axis2/Java 1.6.2 and earlier 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.

Published

2012-11-04T22:55:03.390

Last Modified

2025-04-11T00:51:21.963

Status

Deferred

Source

[email protected]

Severity

CVSSv2: 5.8 (MEDIUM)

CVSSv2 Vector

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

  • Access Vector: NETWORK
  • Access Complexity: MEDIUM
  • Authentication: NONE
  • Confidentiality Impact: PARTIAL
  • Integrity Impact: PARTIAL
  • Availability Impact: NONE
Exploitability Score

8.6

Impact Score

4.9

Weaknesses
  • Type: Primary
    CWE-20
Affected Vendors & Products
Type Vendor Product Version/Range Vulnerable?
Application apache axis2 ≤ 1.6.2 Yes
Application apache axis2 1.5.1 Yes
Application apache axis2 1.5.2 Yes
Application apache axis2 1.5.3 Yes
Application apache axis2 1.5.4 Yes
Application apache axis2 1.5.5 Yes
Application apache axis2 1.5.6 Yes
Application apache axis2 1.6 Yes
Application apache axis2 1.6.1 Yes
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