CVE-2012-5524

high

Description

The _ssl_verify_callback function in tls_nb.py in Gajim before 0.15.3 does not properly verify SSL certificates, which allows remote attackers to conduct man-in-the-middle (MITM) attacks and spoof servers via an arbitrary certificate from a trusted CA.

References

https://trac.gajim.org/ticket/7252

https://trac.gajim.org/query?status=closed&group=resolution&milestone=0.15.3

https://euvd.enisa.europa.eu/vulnerability/EUVD-2012-5416

http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/11/11/6

http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-201401-02.xml

Details

Source: Mitre, NVD

Published: 2014-02-08

Updated: 2026-06-16

Risk Information

CVSS v2

Base Score: 4.3

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N

Severity: Medium

CVSS v3

Base Score: 7.4

Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N

Severity: High

EPSS

EPSS: 0.00203