CVE-2012-2993

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Summary

CVECVE-2012-2993
StatePUBLISHED
Assignercertcc
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2012-09-18 03:48:28 UTC
Updated2026-04-29 01:13:23 UTC
DescriptionMicrosoft Windows Phone 7 does not verify the domain name in the subject's Common Name (CN) field of an X.509 certificate, which allows man-in-the-middle attackers to spoof an SSL server for the (1) POP3, (2) IMAP, or (3) SMTP protocol via an arbitrary valid certificate.

Risk And Classification

Primary CVSS: v3.1 5.9 MEDIUM from [email protected]

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

Problem Types: CWE-295 | n/a | CWE-295 CWE-295 Improper Certificate Validation

VersionSourceTypeScoreSeverityVector
3.1[email protected]Primary5.9MEDIUMCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
3.1ADPDECLARED5.9MEDIUMCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
3.1134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0Secondary5.9MEDIUMCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
2.0[email protected]Primary2.6AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N

CVSS v3.1 Breakdown

Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
High
Privileges Required
None
User Interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
None
Availability
None

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

CVSS v2.0 Breakdown

Access Vector
Network
Access Complexity
High
Authentication
None
Confidentiality
Partial
Integrity
None
Availability
None

AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Hardware Microsoft Windows Phone 7 - All All All
Operating System Microsoft Windows Phone 7 Firmware - All All All

Vendor Declared Affected Products

SourceVendorProductVersionPlatforms
CNA Na N/a affected n/a Not specified

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
Microsoft Windows Phone 7 SSL Certificate 'Common Name' Validation Security Bypass Vulnerability af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.securityfocus.com Broken Link, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
Windows Phone Certificate Validation Flaw Lets Remote Users Spoof Secure E-mail Servers - SecurityTracker af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.securitytracker.com Broken Link, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
US-CERT Vulnerability Note VU#389795 - Windows Phone 7 does not check certificate Common Names when sending or receiving emails over SSL. af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.kb.cert.org Third Party Advisory, US Government Resource
IBM X-Force Exchange af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
osvdb.org/85619 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 osvdb.org Broken Link
CVE Program record CVE.ORG www.cve.org canonical
NVD vulnerability detail NVD nvd.nist.gov canonical, analysis

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