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CVE-2012-5783 Detail

Description

Apache Commons HttpClient 3.x, as used in Amazon Flexible Payments Service (FPS) merchant Java SDK and other products, 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.


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Hyperlink Resource
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2013-02/msg00078.html Broken Link 
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2013-04/msg00040.html Broken Link 
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2013-04/msg00041.html Broken Link 
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2013-04/msg00053.html Broken Link 
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-0270.html Broken Link 
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-0679.html Broken Link 
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-0680.html Broken Link 
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-0681.html Broken Link 
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-0682.html Broken Link 
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-1147.html Broken Link 
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-1853.html Broken Link 
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2014-0224.html Broken Link 
http://www.cs.utexas.edu/~shmat/shmat_ccs12.pdf Technical Description  Third Party Advisory 
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/58073 Third Party Advisory  VDB Entry 
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2769-1 Third Party Advisory 
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:0868 Third Party Advisory 
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/79984 Third Party Advisory  VDB Entry 
https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/HTTPCLIENT-1265 Issue Tracking  Patch  Vendor Advisory 

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-ID CWE Name Source
CWE-295 Improper Certificate Validation cwe source acceptance level NIST  

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Change History

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Quick Info

CVE Dictionary Entry:
CVE-2012-5783
NVD Published Date:
11/04/2012
NVD Last Modified:
04/23/2021
Source:
MITRE