CVE - CVE-2012-5821

CVE-ID
CVE-2012-5821	Learn more at National Vulnerability Database (NVD) • CVSS Severity Rating • Fix Information • Vulnerable Software Versions • SCAP Mappings • CPE Information
Description
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.
References
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CONFIRM:https://wiki.mageia.org/en/Support/Advisories/MGASA-2012-0351 MANDRIVA:MDVSA-2013:101 URL:~~http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2013:101~~ (Obsolete source) MISC:http://www.cs.utexas.edu/~shmat/shmat_ccs12.pdf UBUNTU:USN-1642-1 URL:http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1642-1 XF:lynx-ssl-spoofing(79930) URL:https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/79930
Assigning CNA
MITRE Corporation
Date Record Created
20121104	Disclaimer: The record creation date may reflect when the CVE ID was allocated or reserved, and does not necessarily indicate when this vulnerability was discovered, shared with the affected vendor, publicly disclosed, or updated in CVE.
Phase (Legacy)
Assigned (20121104)
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Proposed (Legacy)
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