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Unrated severityNVD Advisory· Published Nov 4, 2012· Updated Jun 16, 2026

CVE-2012-5816

CVE-2012-5816

Description

AOL Instant Messenger (AIM) 1.0.1.2 does not verify that the server hostname matches a domain name in the subject's Common Name (CN) or subjectAltName field of the X.509 certificate, which allows man-in-the-middle attackers to spoof SSL servers via an arbitrary valid certificate.

Affected products

2
  • AOL/Aim2 versions
    cpe:2.3:a:aol:aim:1.0.1.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 1 more
    • cpe:2.3:a:aol:aim:1.0.1.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • (no CPE)range: =1.0.1.2

Patches

Vulnerability mechanics

References

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