Vulnerability CVE-2012-5524
Published: 2014-02-07   Modified: 2014-02-08

Description:
The _ssl_verify_callback function in tls_nb.py in Gajim before 0.15.3 does not properly verify SSL certificates, which allows remote attackers to conduct man-in-the-middle (MITM) attacks and spoof servers via an arbitrary certificate from a trusted CA.

Type:

CWE-20

 (Improper Input Validation)

CVSS2 => (AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N)

CVSS Base Score
Impact Subscore
Exploitability Subscore
4.3/10
2.9/10
8.6/10
Exploit range
Attack complexity
Authentication
Remote
Medium
No required
Confidentiality impact
Integrity impact
Availability impact
None
Partial
None
Affected software
Gajim -> Gajim 

 References:
https://trac.gajim.org/ticket/7252
https://trac.gajim.org/query?status=closed&group=resolution&milestone=0.15.3
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/11/11/6
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-201401-02.xml
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