Description
Open Source Classifieds 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, related to use of the PHP fsockopen function.
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Remediation
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Advisories
| Source | ID | Title |
|---|---|---|
EUVD |
EUVD-2012-5702 | Open Source Classifieds 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, related to use of the PHP fsockopen function. |
References
| Link | Providers |
|---|---|
| http://www.cs.utexas.edu/~shmat/shmat_ccs12.pdf |
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History
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Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: mitre
Published:
Updated: 2024-09-17T03:08:18.526Z
Reserved: 2012-11-04T00:00:00.000Z
Link: CVE-2012-5823
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Status : Modified
Published: 2012-11-04T22:55:04.903
Modified: 2026-06-16T23:47:24.303
Link: CVE-2012-5823
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OpenCVE Enrichment
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Weaknesses
EUVD