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CVE-2012-5662

x3270 before 3.3.12ga12 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 c…

Impact

x3270 before 3.3.12ga12 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.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versions
Paul MattesX3270
through 3.3.12
Versions 3.3.5, 3.3.6, 3.3.7, 3.3.8, 3.3.9

Weakness classification

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