The Zoner AntiVirus Free application for Android does not verify that the server hostname matches a domain name in the subject's Common Name (CN) field of the X.509 certificate, which allows man-in-the-middle attackers to spoof SSL servers via an arbitrary valid certificate, as demonstrated by a server used for updating virus signature files.
References
Link | Resource |
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http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/56292 | Third Party Advisory VDB Entry |
http://www2.dcsec.uni-hannover.de/files/android/p50-fahl.pdf | Broken Link |
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/79591 | Third Party Advisory VDB Entry |
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MITRE Information
Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: mitre
Published: 2012-10-24T10:00:00
Updated: 2017-08-28T12:57:01
Reserved: 2012-10-24T00:00:00
Link: CVE-2012-5456
JSON object: View
NVD Information
Status : Analyzed
Published: 2012-10-24T17:55:02.563
Modified: 2021-11-22T15:53:51.830
Link: CVE-2012-5456
JSON object: View
Redhat Information
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CWE