What is CVE-2012-5817?

CVE-2012-5817 is a high-severity vulnerability in Amazon Ec2 API Tools Java Library, classified under Improper Certificate Validation. CVSS score: 7.4/10. Published 2012-11-04.

How severe is CVE-2012-5817?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.4 out of 10.

Vulnerability in Amazon Ec2 API Tools Java Library

CVE-2012-5817

Codehaus XFire 1.2.6 and earlier, as used in the Amazon EC2 API Tools Java library and other products, 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.

Vulnerability class: Improper Certificate Validation

EPSS: 0.008 (52.2th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 7.4 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N.

Affected products

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-295 — Improper Certificate Validation

References

cve@mitre.org (Exploit, x_refsource_MISC)
cve@mitre.org (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry, x_refsource_XF)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2012-5817?: CVE-2012-5817 is a high-severity vulnerability in Amazon Ec2 API Tools Java Library, classified under Improper Certificate Validation. CVSS score: 7.4/10. Published 2012-11-04.
How severe is CVE-2012-5817?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.4 out of 10.