CVE-2012-2132

Impact:
Low
Public Date:
2012-04-23
Bugzilla:
817692: CVE-2012-2132 libsoup: does not indicate whether or not an SSL certificate is valid

The MITRE CVE dictionary describes this issue as:

libsoup 2.32.2 and earlier does not validate certificates or clear the trust flag when the ssl-ca-file does not exist, which allows remote attackers to bypass authentication by connecting with a SSL connection.

Find out more about CVE-2012-2132 from the MITRE CVE dictionary dictionary and NIST NVD.

Statement

Not vulnerable. This issue did not affect the versions of libsoup as shipped with Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 and 6, as they do not include support for the SOUP_MESSAGE_CERTIFICATE_TRUSTED feature.

CVSS v2 metrics

NOTE: The following CVSS v2 metrics and score provided are preliminary and subject to review.

Base Score 5.8
Base Metrics AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:N
Access Vector Network
Access Complexity Medium
Authentication None
Confidentiality Impact Partial
Integrity Impact Partial
Availability Impact None

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Affected Packages State

Platform Package State
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 libsoup Not affected
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 libsoup Not affected

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