CVE-2012-5575
Description
From CVE.org
Apache CXF 2.5.x before 2.5.10, 2.6.x before CXF 2.6.7, and 2.7.x before CXF 2.7.4 does not verify that a specified cryptographic algorithm is allowed by the WS-SecurityPolicy AlgorithmSuite definition before decrypting, which allows remote attackers to force CXF to use weaker cryptographic algorithms than intended and makes it easier to decrypt communications, aka "XML Encryption backwards compatibility attack."
Common Vulnerability Scoring System (CVSS) Score Details
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CVSS v2 Score Breakdown
| Red Hat | NVD | cve.org | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Base Score | 7.8 | 6.4 | N/A |
| Attack Vector | Network | Network | N/A |
| Access Complexity | Low | Low | N/A |
| Authentication | None | None | N/A |
| Confidentiality Impact | Complete | Partial | N/A |
| Integrity Impact | None | Partial | N/A |
| Availability Impact | None | None | N/A |
Vector
Red Hat: AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:N/A:N
NVD: AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:N
Acknowledgements
Red Hat would like to thank Juraj Somorovsky (Ruhr-University Bochum), Kenneth G. Paterson (Ruhr-University Bochum), and Tibor Jager (Ruhr-University Bochum) for reporting this issue.
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