Vulnerability in Microsoft Windows Phone 7
CVE-2012-2993
Microsoft Windows Phone 7 does not verify the domain name in the subject's Common Name (CN) field of an X.509 certificate, which allows man-in-the-middle attackers to spoof an SSL server for the (1) POP3, (2) IMAP, or (3) SMTP protocol via an arbitrary valid certificate.
Vulnerability class: Improper Certificate Validation
Published · last modified .
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 5.9 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.036 (89.1th percentile), scored .
Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 89th percentile — 89.1% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.036 · newest: 0.036 · change: 0.000
Affected products
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/78620 (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry)
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/55569 (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry, Broken Link)
- www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/389795 (US Government Resource, Third Party Advisory, third-party-advisory)
- osvdb.org/85619 (vdb-entry, Broken Link)
- www.securitytracker.com/id (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry, Broken Link)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2012-2993?
- CVE-2012-2993 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Microsoft Windows Phone 7, classified under Improper Certificate Validation. CVSS score: 5.9/10. Published 2012-09-18.
- How severe is CVE-2012-2993?
- Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.9 out of 10.