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CVE-2012-5821

Lynx does not verify that the server's certificate is signed by a trusted certification authority, which allows man-in-the-middle attackers to spoof SSL servers via a crafted certificate, related to improper use of a certain GnuTLS function.

  • Published: Nov 4, 2012
  • Updated: Nov 9, 2025
  • CVE: CVE-2012-5821
  • Severity: Medium
  • Exploit:

CVSS v3:

  • Severity: Medium
  • Score: 5.9
  • AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N

CVSS v2:

  • Severity: Medium
  • Score: 5.8
  • AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:N

CWEs:

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Software From Fixed in
canonical / ubuntu_linux 11.10 11.10.x
canonical / ubuntu_linux 12.10 12.10.x
canonical / ubuntu_linux 10.04 10.04.x
canonical / ubuntu_linux 12.04 12.04.x