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CVE-2012-5575 Details

Description

Apache CXF 2.5.x before 2.5.10, 2.6.x before CXF 2.6.7, and 2.7.x before CXF 2.7.4 does not verify that a specified cryptographic algorithm is allowed by the WS-SecurityPolicy AlgorithmSuite definition before decrypting, which allows remote attackers to force CXF to use weaker cryptographic algorithms than intended and makes it easier to decrypt communications, aka "XML Encryption backwards compatibility attack."

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CVSS 3.x Severity and Vector Strings:

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

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URLSource(s)Tag(s)
http://cxf.apache.org/cve-2012-5575.html CVE
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-0833.html CVE
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-0834.html CVE
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-0839.html CVE
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-0873.html CVEVendor Advisory

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Weakness Enumeration

CWE-IDCWE NameSource
CWE-310Cryptographic Issues[email protected]

Affected Products

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Change History

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QUICK INFO

CVE Dictionary Entry:
CVE-2012-5575
NVD Published Date:
Aug 19, 2013
NVD Last Modified:
Jun 16, 2026
Source:
[email protected]
CVE-2012-5575 Details - Not Deferred