High severity7.4NVD Advisory· Published Nov 4, 2012· Updated Jun 16, 2026
CVE-2012-5817
CVE-2012-5817
Description
Codehaus XFire 1.2.6 and earlier, as used in the Amazon EC2 API Tools Java library and other products, 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.
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Affected packages
Versions sourced from the GitHub Security Advisory.
| Package | Affected versions | Patched versions |
|---|---|---|
org.codehaus.xfire:xfire-coreMaven | <= 1.2.6 | — |
Affected products
3- cpe:2.3:a:amazon:ec2_api_tools_java_library:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Patches
Vulnerability mechanics
References
4- www.cs.utexas.edu/~shmat/shmat_ccs12.pdfnvdExploitWEB
- exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/79934nvdThird Party AdvisoryVDB EntryWEB
- github.com/advisories/GHSA-5jc8-8xhv-g8qmghsaADVISORY
- nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2012-5817ghsaADVISORY
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