CVE-2012-5821

medium

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.

References

https://wiki.mageia.org/en/Support/Advisories/MGASA-2012-0351

https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/79930

http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1642-1

Details

Source: Mitre, NVD

Published: 2012-11-04

Updated: 2024-02-09

Risk Information

CVSS v2

Base Score: 5.8

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

Severity: Medium

CVSS v3

Base Score: 5.9

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N