CVE-2012-5524
medium
CVSS v3
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CVSS v4 NEW
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VIR risk
4.3
Description
The _ssl_verify_callback function in tls_nb.py in Gajim before 0.15.3 does not properly verify SSL certificates, which allows remote attackers to conduct man-in-the-middle (MITM) attacks and spoof servers via an arbitrary certificate from a trusted CA.
Predictions
Exploit likelihood
20%
Patch ETA
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Heuristic predictions, AS-IS, for prioritization only.
Mitigations
No mitigations published for this CVE yet.
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OS impact
| OS | Version | Status | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| debian | bookworm | fixed | 0.15.4-1 |
| debian | bullseye | fixed | 0.15.4-1 |
| debian | forky | fixed | 0.15.4-1 |
| debian | sid | fixed | 0.15.4-1 |
| debian | trixie | fixed | 0.15.4-1 |
Application impact
| Vendor | Product | Versions | Fixed |
|---|---|---|---|
| gajim | gajim | {"endIncluding":"0.15.2"} | |
| gajim | gajim | 0.1 | |
| gajim | gajim | 0.2 | |
| gajim | gajim | 0.2.1 | |
| gajim | gajim | 0.3 | |
| gajim | gajim | 0.4 | |
| gajim | gajim | 0.4.1 | |
| gajim | gajim | 0.5 | |
| gajim | gajim | 0.5.1 | |
| gajim | gajim | 0.6 | |
| gajim | gajim | 0.6.1 | |
| gajim | gajim | 0.7 | |
| gajim | gajim | 0.7.1 | |
| gajim | gajim | 0.8 | |
| gajim | gajim | 0.8.1 | |
| gajim | gajim | 0.8.2 | |
| gajim | gajim | 0.9 | |
| gajim | gajim | 0.9.1 | |
| gajim | gajim | 0.10 | |
| gajim | gajim | 0.10.1 | |
| gajim | gajim | 0.11 | |
| gajim | gajim | 0.11.1 | |
| gajim | gajim | 0.11.2 | |
| gajim | gajim | 0.11.3 | |
| gajim | gajim | 0.11.4 | |
| gajim | gajim | 0.12 | |
| gajim | gajim | 0.12.1 | |
| gajim | gajim | 0.12.2 | |
| gajim | gajim | 0.12.3 | |
| gajim | gajim | 0.12.4 | |
| gajim | gajim | 0.12.5 | |
| gajim | gajim | 0.13 | |
| gajim | gajim | 0.13.1 | |
| gajim | gajim | 0.13.2 | |
| gajim | gajim | 0.13.3 | |
| gajim | gajim | 0.13.4 | |
| gajim | gajim | 0.14 | |
| gajim | gajim | 0.14.1 | |
| gajim | gajim | 0.14.2 | |
| gajim | gajim | 0.14.3 | |
| gajim | gajim | 0.14.4 | |
| gajim | gajim | 0.15 | |
| gajim | gajim | 0.15.1 | |
References
CWEs
CWE-20
Community-verified mitigations for this CVE will appear above when contributors publish them.
Verify integrity in audit chain (admin only). AS-IS.