CVE-2012-5456

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Published Oct 24, 2012 CVSS 2.0 · 4.3 Medium EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed

Description

The Zoner AntiVirus Free application for Android does not verify that the server hostname matches a domain name in the subject's Common Name (CN) field of the X.509 certificate, which allows man-in-the-middle attackers to spoof SSL servers via an arbitrary valid certificate, as demonstrated by a server used for updating virus signature files.

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 [-]

OR	cpe:2.3:a:zoner:zoner_antivirus_free:-:-::::android::*
	cpe:2.3:a:zoner:zoner_antivirus_free:1.7.0:-::::android::*

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Remediation

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Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2012-5375	The Zoner AntiVirus Free application for Android does not verify that the server hostname matches a domain name in the subject's Common Name (CN) field of the X.509 certificate, which allows man-in-the-middle attackers to spoof SSL servers via an arbitrary valid certificate, as demonstrated by a server used for updating virus signature files.

Metrics

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Medium

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact None

Integrity Impact Partial

Availability Impact None

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

Exploit prediction score: < 1% (0.988% probability within 30 days)

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/56292
http://www2.dcsec.uni-hannover.de/files/android/p50-fahl.pdf
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/79591

History

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Subscriptions

Zoner Zoner Antivirus Free

Weaknesses

CWE-310

Sources

CVE record Updated: Aug 6, 2024, 9:05 PM

Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: mitre
Published: Oct 24, 2012, 10:00 AM
Updated: Aug 6, 2024, 9:05 PM
Reserved: Oct 24, 2012, 12:00 AM

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NVD Updated: Jun 16, 2026, 11:46 PM

Status: Modified
Published: Oct 24, 2012, 5:55 PM
Modified: Jun 16, 2026, 11:46 PM

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