CVE-2012-5814 Weberknecht, as used in GitHub Gaug.es 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 certifi...
MediumCVSS 5.8
EPSS 0.57%
- Published
- Updated
- Exploit status
- No public exploit known
Description
Weberknecht, as used in GitHub Gaug.es 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.
Affected products
| Product | Affected versions | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| GitHub gaug.es | All versions | No fix listed |
| roderick baier weberknecht | All versions | No fix listed |
References
- www.cs.utexas.edu exploit
- weberknecht-ssl-spoofing(79937) vdb-entry