medium5.9
CVE-2012-5821
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 server…
Impact
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.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions |
|---|---|---|
| Lynx | Lynx | All versions |
| Canonical | Ubuntu Linux | Versions 10.04, 11.10, 12.04, 12.10 |
Weakness classification
References
- NVD record
- CVE.org record
- http://www.cs.utexas.edu/~shmat/shmat_ccs12.pdf
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2013:101
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1642-1
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/79930
- https://wiki.mageia.org/en/Support/Advisories/MGASA-2012-0351
- http://www.cs.utexas.edu/~shmat/shmat_ccs12.pdf
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2013:101
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1642-1
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/79930
- https://wiki.mageia.org/en/Support/Advisories/MGASA-2012-0351