CVE-2012-4523

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Summary

CVECVE-2012-4523
StatePUBLISHED
Assignerredhat
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2012-11-20 00:55:01 UTC
Updated2026-04-29 01:13:23 UTC
Descriptionradsecproxy before 1.6.1 does not properly verify certificates when there are configuration blocks with CA settings that are unrelated to the block being used for verifying the certificate chain, which might allow remote attackers to bypass intended access restrictions and spoof clients.

Risk And Classification

Primary CVSS: v2.0 6.4 from [email protected]

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

Problem Types: CWE-264 | n/a

CVSS v2.0 Breakdown

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

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

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Application Uninett Radsecproxy 1.0 All All All
Application Uninett Radsecproxy 1.0 alpha All All
Application Uninett Radsecproxy 1.0 alpha-p1 All All
Application Uninett Radsecproxy 1.0 p1 All All
Application Uninett Radsecproxy 1.1 All All All
Application Uninett Radsecproxy 1.1 alpha All All
Application Uninett Radsecproxy 1.1 beta All All
Application Uninett Radsecproxy 1.2 All All All
Application Uninett Radsecproxy 1.3 alpha All All
Application Uninett Radsecproxy 1.3 beta All All
Application Uninett Radsecproxy 1.3.1 All All All
Application Uninett Radsecproxy 1.4 All All All
Application Uninett Radsecproxy 1.4.1 All All All
Application Uninett Radsecproxy 1.4.2 All All All
Application Uninett Radsecproxy 1.4.3 All All All
Application Uninett Radsecproxy 1.5 All All All
Application Uninett Radsecproxy All All All All

Vendor Declared Affected Products

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

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
[RADSECPROXY-43] Radsecproxy is mixing up pre- and post-TLS-handshake client verification - NORDUnet Project af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 project.nordu.net
radsecproxy - Discussions and support for radsecproxy - arc_protect af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 postlister.uninett.no
oss-security - Re: Re: CVE request: radsecproxy incorrect x.509 certificate validation af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.openwall.com
oss-security - CVE request: radsecproxy incorrect x.509 certificate validation af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.openwall.com
Security Advisory SA51251 - Debian update for radsecproxy - Secunia af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 secunia.com Vendor Advisory
radsecproxy Client Certificate Verification Security Bypass Vulnerability af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.securityfocus.com
radsecproxy - Discussions and support for radsecproxy - arc_protect af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 postlister.uninett.no
Debian -- Security Information -- DSA-2573-1 radsecproxy af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.debian.org
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