CVE-2010-5076 Security feature bypass in n/a
Man-in-the-middle attackers can spoof SSL servers by exploiting wildcard IP address recognition in Qt's certificate validation.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- Available
What is CVE-2010-5076?
CVE-2010-5076 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Qt Qt, published on 29 Jun 2012. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
QSslSocket in Qt before 4.7.0-rc1 recognizes a wildcard IP address in the subject's Common Name field of an X.509 certificate, which might allow man-in-the-middle attackers to spoof arbitrary SSL servers via a crafted certificate issued by a legitimate Certification Authority.
Weakness: CWE-20
Which versions are affected by CVE-2010-5076?
It affects 2 products.
Products include Digia Qt, Qt Qt.
How do I fix CVE-2010-5076?
Upgrade to a fixed version.
Is CVE-2010-5076 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2010-5076 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Qt Qt
Sources
Also known as GHSA-c3q6-g74w-mvvq.