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CVE-2012-1096

Improper Certificate Validation

Published: Mar 10, 2020 | Modified: Nov 21, 2024
CVSS 3.x
5.5
MEDIUM
Source:
NVD
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
CVSS 2.x
4.9 MEDIUM
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:N/A:N
RedHat/V2
4.7 LOW
AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:N/A:N
RedHat/V3
Ubuntu
LOW
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Additional information
NVDhttps://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2012-1096
CWEhttps://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/295.html

NetworkManager 0.9 and earlier allows local users to use other users certificates or private keys when making a connection via the file path when adding a new connection.

Weakness

The product does not validate, or incorrectly validates, a certificate.

Affected Software

NameVendorStart VersionEnd Version
NetworkmanagerGnome*0.9.0 (including)
Network-managerUbuntuartful*
Network-managerUbuntubionic*
Network-managerUbuntucosmic*
Network-managerUbuntudisco*
Network-managerUbuntueoan*
Network-managerUbuntufocal*
Network-managerUbuntugroovy*
Network-managerUbuntuhardy*
Network-managerUbuntuhirsute*
Network-managerUbuntuimpish*
Network-managerUbuntukinetic*
Network-managerUbuntulucid*
Network-managerUbuntulunar*
Network-managerUbuntumantic*
Network-managerUbuntumaverick*
Network-managerUbuntunatty*
Network-managerUbuntuoneiric*
Network-managerUbuntuoracular*
Network-managerUbuntuplucky*
Network-managerUbuntuprecise*
Network-managerUbuntuquantal*
Network-managerUbunturaring*
Network-managerUbuntusaucy*
Network-managerUbuntutrusty*
Network-managerUbuntuutopic*
Network-managerUbuntuvivid*
Network-managerUbuntuvivid/stable-phone-overlay*
Network-managerUbuntuwily*
Network-managerUbuntuxenial*
Network-managerUbuntuyakkety*
Network-managerUbuntuzesty*

Potential Mitigations

References

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