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CVE-2012-5662
Published:May 27, 2014
Updated:May 07, 2026
x3270 before 3.3.12ga12 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.
Related Resources (7)
http://secunia.com/advisories/52650
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=889373
http://osvdb.org/91572
https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2012-5662
http://sourceforge.net/projects/x3270/files/x3270/3.3.12ga12/
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/82984
https://people.canonical.com/~ubuntu-security/cve/CVE-2012-5662
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CVSS v3
Base Score:
4.8
Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack Complexity
HIGH
Privileges Required
NONE
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality
LOW
Integrity
LOW
Availability
NONE
CVSS v2
Base Score:
5.8
Access Vector
NETWORK
Access Complexity
MEDIUM
Authentication
NONE
Confidentiality Impact
PARTIAL
Integrity Impact
PARTIAL
Availability Impact
NONE
EPSS
Base Score:
0.20