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CVE-2012-3523 Details

Description

The STARTTLS implementation in nnrpd in INN before 2.5.3 does not properly restrict I/O buffering, which allows man-in-the-middle attackers to insert commands into encrypted sessions by sending a cleartext command that is processed after TLS is in place, related to a "plaintext command injection" attack, a similar issue to CVE-2011-0411.

Metrics

CVSS 3.x Severity and Vector Strings:

No CVSS 3.x data is available for this CVE.

References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

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URLSource(s)Tag(s)
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2012-09/msg00058.html CVE
http://secunia.com/advisories/50661 CVE
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2012:156 CVE
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2012-09/msg00058.html [email protected]
http://secunia.com/advisories/50661 [email protected]

see all 6 references

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-IDCWE NameSource
CWE-264Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls[email protected]

Affected Products

ProductVersions
isc inn
<= 2.5.2
1.4
1.4sec
1.4sec2
1.4unoff3

CPE

  • cpe:2.3:a:isc:inn:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:isc:inn:1.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:isc:inn:1.4sec:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:isc:inn:1.4sec2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:isc:inn:1.4unoff3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:isc:inn:1.4unoff4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:isc:inn:1.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:isc:inn:1.5.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:isc:inn:1.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:isc:inn:1.7.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:isc:inn:2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:isc:inn:2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:isc:inn:2.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:isc:inn:2.2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:isc:inn:2.2.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:isc:inn:2.2.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:isc:inn:2.4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Remediation

  • No remediation found in references.

Change History

5 change records found show changes

QUICK INFO

CVE Dictionary Entry:
CVE-2012-3523
NVD Published Date:
Nov 11, 2012
NVD Last Modified:
Jun 16, 2026
Source:
[email protected]
CVE-2012-3523 Details - Not Deferred