CVE-2016-5672

Published Aug 1, 2016 CVSS 3.0 · 8.1 High EPSS 1.7% KEV · Not listed
Description
Intel Crosswalk before 19.49.514.5, 20.x before 20.50.533.11, 21.x before 21.51.546.0, and 22.x before 22.51.549.0 interprets a user's acceptance of one invalid X.509 certificate to mean that all invalid X.509 certificates should be accepted without prompting, which makes it easier for man-in-the-middle attackers to spoof SSL servers and obtain sensitive information via a crafted certificate.

Remediation

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Advisories

Source ID Title
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2016-6616 Intel Crosswalk before 19.49.514.5, 20.x before 20.50.533.11, 21.x before 21.51.546.0, and 22.x before 22.51.549.0 interprets a user's acceptance of one invalid X.509 certificate to mean that all invalid X.509 certificates should be accepted without prompting, which makes it easier for man-in-the-middle attackers to spoof SSL servers and obtain sensitive information via a crafted certificate.
History

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Weaknesses

Sources

Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
certcc
Published
Updated
Aug 6, 2024, 1:08 AM
Reserved
Jun 16, 2016, 12:00 AM
Status
Modified
Published
Aug 1, 2016, 2:59 AM
Modified
Jun 17, 2026, 12:49 AM