CVE-2012-4511

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Summary

CVECVE-2012-4511
StatePUBLISHED
Assignerredhat
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2012-10-22 23:55:07 UTC
Updated2026-04-29 01:13:23 UTC
Descriptionservices/flickr/flickr.c in libsocialweb before 0.25.21 automatically connects to Flickr when no Flickr account is set, which might allow remote attackers to obtain sensitive information via a man-in-the-middle (MITM) attack.

Risk And Classification

Primary CVSS: v2.0 5.8 from [email protected]

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

Problem Types: CWE-200 | n/a

CVSS v2.0 Breakdown

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

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

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Application Gnome Libsocialweb 0.25.0 All All All
Application Gnome Libsocialweb 0.25.1 All All All
Application Gnome Libsocialweb 0.25.10 All All All
Application Gnome Libsocialweb 0.25.11 All All All
Application Gnome Libsocialweb 0.25.12 All All All
Application Gnome Libsocialweb 0.25.13 All All All
Application Gnome Libsocialweb 0.25.14 All All All
Application Gnome Libsocialweb 0.25.15 All All All
Application Gnome Libsocialweb 0.25.16 All All All
Application Gnome Libsocialweb 0.25.17 All All All
Application Gnome Libsocialweb 0.25.18 All All All
Application Gnome Libsocialweb 0.25.19 All All All
Application Gnome Libsocialweb 0.25.2 All All All
Application Gnome Libsocialweb 0.25.3 All All All
Application Gnome Libsocialweb 0.25.4 All All All
Application Gnome Libsocialweb 0.25.5 All All All
Application Gnome Libsocialweb 0.25.6 All All All
Application Gnome Libsocialweb 0.25.7 All All All
Application Gnome Libsocialweb 0.25.8 All All All
Application Gnome Libsocialweb 0.25.9 All All All
Application Gnome Libsocialweb All All All All

Vendor Declared Affected Products

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

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
oss-security - CVE request: libsocialweb untrusted connection to flickr af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.openwall.com Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
oss-security - Re: CVE request: libsocialweb untrusted connection to flickr af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.openwall.com Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
863206 – (CVE-2012-4511) CVE-2012-4511 libsocialweb: connects with flickr server without user permission af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 bugzilla.redhat.com Issue Tracking
Sign in · GitLab af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 git.gnome.org Issue Tracking, Patch
oss-security - Wrong affected version in the CVE-2012-4511 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.openwall.com Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
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