CVE-2012-2993

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Published Sep 18, 2012 CVSS 3.1 · 5.9 Medium EPSS 3.6% KEV · Not listed

Description

Microsoft 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.

Affected Products

Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

n/a

n/a

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

AND

cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_phone_7_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

cpe:2.3:h:microsoft:windows_phone_7:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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Remediation

No solution or workaround provided in the CVE record

Tracking

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Advisories

No advisories available

Metrics

No CVSS v4.0

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity High

Privileges Required None

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact High

Integrity Impact None

Availability Impact None

User Interaction None

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity High

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact Partial

Integrity Impact None

Availability Impact None

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

Exploit prediction score: 3.6% (3.595% probability within 30 days)

Exploitation none

Automatable no

Technical Impact partial

References

Link	Providers
http://osvdb.org/85619
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/389795
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/55569
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1027541
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/78620

History

Jan 16, 2025 10:15 PM Scoring metrics updated View changes

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
Metrics		ssvc `{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}`

Subscriptions

Microsoft Windows Phone 7 Windows Phone 7 Firmware

Weaknesses

CWE-295

Sources

CVE record Updated: Jan 16, 2025, 9:19 PM

Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: certcc
Published: Sep 18, 2012, 1:00 AM
Updated: Jan 16, 2025, 9:19 PM
Reserved: May 30, 2012, 12:00 AM

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Vulnrichment Updated: Aug 6, 2024, 7:50 PM

Updated: Aug 6, 2024, 7:50 PM

NVD Updated: Jun 16, 2026, 11:42 PM

Status: Modified
Published: Sep 18, 2012, 3:48 AM
Modified: Jun 16, 2026, 11:42 PM

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