CVE-2012-5524
Summary
| CVE | CVE-2012-5524 |
|---|---|
| State | PUBLISHED |
| Assigner | redhat |
| Source Priority | CVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback |
| Published | 2014-02-08 00:55:05 UTC |
| Updated | 2026-04-29 01:13:23 UTC |
| Description | The _ssl_verify_callback function in tls_nb.py in Gajim before 0.15.3 does not properly verify SSL certificates, which allows remote attackers to conduct man-in-the-middle (MITM) attacks and spoof servers via an arbitrary certificate from a trusted CA. |
Risk And Classification
Primary CVSS: v2.0 4.3 from [email protected]
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N
EPSS: 0.002030000 probability, percentile 0.420600000 (date 2026-05-04)
Problem Types: CWE-20 | n/a
CVSS v2.0 Breakdown
Access Vector
NetworkAccess Complexity
MediumAuthentication
NoneConfidentiality
NoneIntegrity
PartialAvailability
NoneAV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N
NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)
| Type | Vendor | Product | Version | Update | Edition | Language |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Application | Gajim | Gajim | 0.1 | All | All | All |
| Application | Gajim | Gajim | 0.10 | All | All | All |
| Application | Gajim | Gajim | 0.10.1 | All | All | All |
| Application | Gajim | Gajim | 0.11 | All | All | All |
| Application | Gajim | Gajim | 0.11.1 | All | All | All |
| Application | Gajim | Gajim | 0.11.2 | All | All | All |
| Application | Gajim | Gajim | 0.11.3 | All | All | All |
| Application | Gajim | Gajim | 0.11.4 | All | All | All |
| Application | Gajim | Gajim | 0.12 | All | All | All |
| Application | Gajim | Gajim | 0.12.1 | All | All | All |
| Application | Gajim | Gajim | 0.12.2 | All | All | All |
| Application | Gajim | Gajim | 0.12.3 | All | All | All |
| Application | Gajim | Gajim | 0.12.4 | All | All | All |
| Application | Gajim | Gajim | 0.12.5 | All | All | All |
| Application | Gajim | Gajim | 0.12.5 | alpha1 | All | All |
| Application | Gajim | Gajim | 0.12.5 | beta1 | All | All |
| Application | Gajim | Gajim | 0.13 | All | All | All |
| Application | Gajim | Gajim | 0.13.1 | All | All | All |
| Application | Gajim | Gajim | 0.13.2 | All | All | All |
| Application | Gajim | Gajim | 0.13.3 | All | All | All |
| Application | Gajim | Gajim | 0.13.4 | All | All | All |
| Application | Gajim | Gajim | 0.14 | All | All | All |
| Application | Gajim | Gajim | 0.14.1 | All | All | All |
| Application | Gajim | Gajim | 0.14.2 | All | All | All |
| Application | Gajim | Gajim | 0.14.3 | All | All | All |
| Application | Gajim | Gajim | 0.14.4 | All | All | All |
| Application | Gajim | Gajim | 0.15 | All | All | All |
| Application | Gajim | Gajim | 0.15.1 | All | All | All |
| Application | Gajim | Gajim | 0.2 | All | All | All |
| Application | Gajim | Gajim | 0.2.1 | All | All | All |
| Application | Gajim | Gajim | 0.3 | All | All | All |
| Application | Gajim | Gajim | 0.4 | All | All | All |
| Application | Gajim | Gajim | 0.4.1 | All | All | All |
| Application | Gajim | Gajim | 0.5 | All | All | All |
| Application | Gajim | Gajim | 0.5.1 | All | All | All |
| Application | Gajim | Gajim | 0.6 | All | All | All |
| Application | Gajim | Gajim | 0.6.1 | All | All | All |
| Application | Gajim | Gajim | 0.7 | All | All | All |
| Application | Gajim | Gajim | 0.7.1 | All | All | All |
| Application | Gajim | Gajim | 0.8 | All | All | All |
| Application | Gajim | Gajim | 0.8.1 | All | All | All |
| Application | Gajim | Gajim | 0.8.2 | All | All | All |
| Application | Gajim | Gajim | 0.9 | All | All | All |
| Application | Gajim | Gajim | 0.9.1 | All | All | All |
| Application | Gajim | Gajim | All | All | All | All |
Vendor Declared Affected Products
References
| Reference | Source | Link | Tags |
|---|---|---|---|
| oss-security - Gajim fails to handle invalid certificates | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | www.openwall.com | |
| Sign in · GitLab | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | trac.gajim.org | |
| Gentoo Linux Documentation -- Gajim: Information disclosure | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | security.gentoo.org | |
| Gajim fails to handle invalid certificates (#7252) · Issues · gajim / gajim · GitLab | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | trac.gajim.org | Exploit, Patch |
| CVE Program record | CVE.ORG | www.cve.org | canonical |
| NVD vulnerability detail | NVD | nvd.nist.gov | canonical, analysis |
No vendor comments have been submitted for this CVE.
There are currently no legacy QID mappings associated with this CVE.