CVE Vulnerabilities

CVE-2012-1096

Improper Certificate Validation

Published: Mar 10, 2020 | Modified: Mar 10, 2020
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

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

Name Vendor Start Version End Version
Networkmanager Gnome * 0.9.0 (including)
Network-manager Ubuntu artful *
Network-manager Ubuntu bionic *
Network-manager Ubuntu cosmic *
Network-manager Ubuntu disco *
Network-manager Ubuntu eoan *
Network-manager Ubuntu groovy *
Network-manager Ubuntu hardy *
Network-manager Ubuntu hirsute *
Network-manager Ubuntu impish *
Network-manager Ubuntu kinetic *
Network-manager Ubuntu lucid *
Network-manager Ubuntu lunar *
Network-manager Ubuntu mantic *
Network-manager Ubuntu maverick *
Network-manager Ubuntu natty *
Network-manager Ubuntu oneiric *
Network-manager Ubuntu precise *
Network-manager Ubuntu quantal *
Network-manager Ubuntu raring *
Network-manager Ubuntu saucy *
Network-manager Ubuntu trusty *
Network-manager Ubuntu utopic *
Network-manager Ubuntu vivid *
Network-manager Ubuntu vivid/stable-phone-overlay *
Network-manager Ubuntu wily *
Network-manager Ubuntu xenial *
Network-manager Ubuntu yakkety *
Network-manager Ubuntu zesty *

Potential Mitigations

References