VDB
CVE-2012-5821
CVE-2012-5821
PUBLISHED
CVSS 5.900000095367432 MEDIUM
Lynx does not verify that the server's certificate is signed by a trusted certification authority, which allows man-in-the-middle attackers to spoof SSL servers via a crafted certificate, related to improper use of a certain GnuTLS function.
EPSS 0.81% · 55.3th percentile
Risk Scores
CVSS 3.1
5.900000095367432
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
EPSS Score
0.81%
55.3th percentile
Affected Products
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| canonical | ubuntu_linux | 10.04, 11.10, 12.04 |
| lynx | lynx | |
| n/a | n/a | n/a |
Timeline
- Nov 4, 2012 CVE Published
- Feb 4, 2022 EPSS Score
- Mar 29, 2022 EPSS Score
- May 21, 2022 EPSS Score
- Jul 15, 2022 EPSS Score
- Sep 6, 2022 EPSS Score
- Oct 29, 2022 EPSS Score
- Dec 21, 2022 EPSS Score
- Feb 12, 2023 EPSS Score
- Apr 7, 2023 EPSS Score
- May 30, 2023 EPSS Score
- Jul 22, 2023 EPSS Score
References
- https://wiki.mageia.org/en/Support/Advisories/MGASA-2012-0351 url
- MDVSA-2013:101 vendor-advisory
- http://www.cs.utexas.edu/~shmat/shmat_ccs12.pdf url
- USN-1642-1 vendor-advisory
- lynx-ssl-spoofing(79930) vdb
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2012-5821 advisory