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CVE-2012-5783 Details

Description

Apache Commons HttpClient 3.x, as used in Amazon Flexible Payments Service (FPS) merchant Java SDK and other products, does not verify that the server hostname matches a domain name in the subject's Common Name (CN) or subjectAltName field of the X.509 certificate, which allows man-in-the-middle attackers to spoof SSL servers via an arbitrary valid certificate.

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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URL	Source(s)	Tag(s)
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2013-02/msg00078.html	CVE	Broken Link
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2013-04/msg00040.html	CVE	Broken Link
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2013-04/msg00041.html	CVE	Broken Link
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2013-04/msg00053.html	CVE	Broken Link
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-0270.html	CVE	Broken Link
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-0679.html	CVE	Broken Link
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-0680.html	CVE	Broken Link
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-0681.html	CVE	Broken Link
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-0682.html	CVE	Broken Link
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-1147.html	CVE	Broken Link
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-1853.html	CVE	Broken Link
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2014-0224.html	CVE	Broken Link
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:0868	CVE	Third Party Advisory
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/79984	CVE	Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/HTTPCLIENT-1265	CVE	Issue TrackingPatchVendor Advisory
http://www.cs.utexas.edu/~shmat/shmat_ccs12.pdf	CVE	Technical DescriptionThird Party Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/58073	CVE	Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2769-1	CVE	Third Party Advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2013-02/msg00078.html	[email protected]	Broken Link
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2013-04/msg00040.html	[email protected]	Broken Link
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2013-04/msg00041.html	[email protected]	Broken Link
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2013-04/msg00053.html	[email protected]	Broken Link
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-0270.html	[email protected]	Broken Link
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-0679.html	[email protected]	Broken Link
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-0680.html	[email protected]	Broken Link
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-0681.html	[email protected]	Broken Link
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-0682.html	[email protected]	Broken Link
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-1147.html	[email protected]	Broken Link
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-1853.html	[email protected]	Broken Link
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2014-0224.html	[email protected]	Broken Link
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:0868	[email protected]	Third Party Advisory
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/79984	[email protected]	Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/HTTPCLIENT-1265	[email protected]	Issue TrackingPatchVendor Advisory
http://www.cs.utexas.edu/~shmat/shmat_ccs12.pdf	[email protected]	Technical DescriptionThird Party Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/58073	[email protected]	Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2769-1	[email protected]	Third Party Advisory

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Weakness Enumeration

CWE-ID	CWE Name	Source
CWE-295	Improper Certificate Validation	[email protected]

Affected Products

Product	Versions
apache httpclient	3.1
CPE cpe:2.3:a:apache:httpclient:3.1:::::::* Remediation No remediation found in references.
canonical ubuntu linux	12.04 14.04 15.04
CPE cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:12.04::::-::: cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:14.04::::esm::: cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:15.04:::::::* Remediation No remediation found in references.

Change History

12 change records found show changes

Date	Action	Recorded By
Jun 16, 2026	CVE Modified	[email protected]
Apr 29, 2026	Status Change	[email protected]
Nov 21, 2024	CVE Modified	CVE
May 14, 2024	CVE Modified	[email protected]
Apr 23, 2021	Modified Analysis	[email protected]
Jan 5, 2018	CVE Modified	[email protected]
Nov 30, 2017	CVE Modified	[email protected]
Aug 29, 2017	CVE Modified	[email protected]
Nov 28, 2016	CVE Modified	[email protected]
Nov 24, 2015	Modified Analysis	[email protected]
Oct 29, 2015	CVE Modified	[email protected]
Nov 5, 2012	Initial Analysis	[email protected]