CVE-2012-5817

7.4 HIGH
Published: November 04, 2012 Modified: April 29, 2026
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Description

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.

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CVSS v3.x Details

0.0 Low Medium High Critical 10.0
Vector String
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N

References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Patch Vendor Advisory Exploit Third Party Advisory
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/79934
Source: cve@mitre.org
Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
http://www.cs.utexas.edu/~shmat/shmat_ccs12.pdf
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Exploit
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/79934
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Third Party Advisory VDB Entry

4 reference(s) from NVD

Quick Stats

CVSS v3 Score
7.4 / 10.0
EPSS (Exploit Probability)
0.1%
32th percentile
Exploitation Status
Not in CISA KEV

Weaknesses (CWE)

Affected Vendors

codehaus amazon