CVE-2012-5456 | BDVDB-2026-53189 Detail

Description#

The Zoner AntiVirus Free application for Android does not verify that the server hostname matches a domain name in the subject's Common Name (CN) field of the X.509 certificate, which allows man-in-the-middle attackers to spoof SSL servers via an arbitrary valid certificate, as demonstrated by a server used for updating virus signature files.

Impact#

No impact statement in the source data.

Weaknesses#

No weakness recorded in the source data.

References#

http://www2.dcsec.uni-hannover.de/files/android/p50-fahl.pdf
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/56292
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/79591

Exploit#

No public exploit known

History#

Version 12012-10-24Record published in the CVE List.
Version 22024-08-06Most recent update recorded in the CVE List.