Main Vulnerability Database Vulnerabilities #VU66987

Improper Certificate Validation in libgdata - CVE-2012-1177

Published: September 5, 2022

Vulnerability identifier: #VU66987

CSH Severity: Medium

CVSSv4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:N/UI:N/VC:L/VI:L/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Green

CVE-ID: CVE-2012-1177

CWE-ID: CWE-295

Exploitation vector: Remote access

Exploit availability: No public exploit available

Vulnerable software:
libgdata

Software vendor:
Gnome Development Team

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform MitM attack.

The vulnerability exists due to missing certificate validation. A remote attacker can perform Man-in-the-Middle (MitM) attack.

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