CVE-2012-1177 Weak cryptography in n/a
libgdata fails to validate SSL certificates, allowing remote attackers to intercept user credentials via man-in-the-middle attacks.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- Available
What is CVE-2012-1177?
CVE-2012-1177 is a medium-severity vulnerability in n/a, published on 26 Aug 2012. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
libgdata before 0.10.2 and 0.11.x before 0.11.1 does not validate SSL certificates, which allows remote attackers to obtain user names and passwords via a man-in-the-middle (MITM) attack with a spoofed certificate.
Weakness: CWE-20
Which versions are affected by CVE-2012-1177?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Gnome Libgdata.
How do I fix CVE-2012-1177?
Upgrade to a fixed version.
Is CVE-2012-1177 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2012-1177 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2012-1177, DSA-2482-1, GHSA-fhp4-5rwr-h9r6.