CVE-2012-5821 | BDVDB-2026-53323 Detail

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.

Impact#

No impact statement in the source data.

Weaknesses#

No weakness recorded in the source data.

References#

https://wiki.mageia.org/en/Support/Advisories/MGASA-2012-0351
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1642-1
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/79930
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2013:101
http://www.cs.utexas.edu/~shmat/shmat_ccs12.pdf

Exploit#

No public exploit known

History#

Version 12012-11-04Record published in the CVE List.
Version 22024-08-06Most recent update recorded in the CVE List.