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CVE-2012-2993 Details

Description

Microsoft Windows Phone 7 does not verify the domain name in the subject's Common Name (CN) field of an X.509 certificate, which allows man-in-the-middle attackers to spoof an SSL server for the (1) POP3, (2) IMAP, or (3) SMTP protocol via an arbitrary valid certificate.

Metrics

CVSS 3.x Severity and Vector Strings:

NIST: [email protected]CVSS-B:5.9 MEDIUMVector:CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
CNA: CISA-ADPCVSS-B:5.9 MEDIUMVector:CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

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URLSource(s)Tag(s)
http://osvdb.org/85619 CVEBroken Link
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/78620 CVEThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/389795 CVEThird Party AdvisoryUS Government Resource
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/55569 CVEBroken LinkThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1027541 CVEBroken LinkThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry

see all 10 references

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-IDCWE NameSource
CWE-295Improper Certificate Validation[email protected]
CWE-295Improper Certificate ValidationCISA-ADP

Affected Products

ProductVersions
microsoft windows phone 7 firmware
All versions

CPE

  • cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_phone_7_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Remediation

  • No remediation found in references.
microsoft windows phone 7
All versions

CPE

  • cpe:2.3:h:microsoft:windows_phone_7:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Remediation

  • No remediation found in references.

Change History

9 change records found show changes

QUICK INFO

CVE Dictionary Entry:
CVE-2012-2993
NVD Published Date:
Sep 18, 2012
NVD Last Modified:
Jun 16, 2026
Source:
[email protected]
CVE-2012-2993 Details - Not Deferred