CVE-2012-6086 Weak cryptography in n/a
Man-in-the-middle attackers can spoof SSL servers due to improper certificate verification in Zabbix, potentially exposing sensitive data.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- Available
What is CVE-2012-6086?
CVE-2012-6086 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Zabbix Zabbix, published on 29 Jan 2014. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
libs/zbxmedia/eztexting.c in Zabbix 1.8.x before 1.8.18rc1, 2.0.x before 2.0.8rc1, and 2.1.x before 2.1.2 does not properly set the CURLOPT_SSL_VERIFYHOST option for libcurl, which allows man-in-the-middle attackers to spoof SSL servers via an arbitrary valid certificate.
Weakness: CWE-310
Which versions are affected by CVE-2012-6086?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Zabbix Zabbix.
How do I fix CVE-2012-6086?
Upgrade to a fixed version.
Is CVE-2012-6086 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2012-6086 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Zabbix Zabbix
Sources
Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2012-6086, GHSA-g86q-v527-5vcc.