What is CVE-2012-3446?

CVE-2012-3446 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Apache Libcloud, classified under Improper Certificate Validation. CVSS score: 5.9/10. Published 2012-11-04.

How severe is CVE-2012-3446?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.9 out of 10.

Vulnerability in Apache Libcloud

CVE-2012-3446

Apache Libcloud before 0.11.1 uses an incorrect regular expression during verification of whether 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 a crafted certificate.

Vulnerability class: Improper Certificate Validation

EPSS: 0.012 (65.2th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

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:N/I:H/A:N.

Affected products

Apache Libcloud
N/a — versions n/a

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-295 — Improper Certificate Validation

References

secalert@redhat.com (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Release Notes)
secalert@redhat.com (Exploit, x_refsource_MISC)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2012-3446?: CVE-2012-3446 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Apache Libcloud, classified under Improper Certificate Validation. CVSS score: 5.9/10. Published 2012-11-04.
How severe is CVE-2012-3446?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.9 out of 10.