Unrated severityNVD Advisory· Published Nov 4, 2012· Updated Apr 29, 2026
CVE-2012-5824
CVE-2012-5824
Description
Trillian 5.1.0.19 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, a different vulnerability than CVE-2009-4831.
Affected products
1- cpe:2.3:a:cerulean_studios:trillian:5.1.0.19:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Patches
0No patches discovered yet.
Vulnerability mechanics
AI mechanics synthesis has not run for this CVE yet.
References
4- www.cs.utexas.edu/~shmat/shmat_ccs12.pdfnvdExploit
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/56454nvdBroken LinkThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/79915nvdThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- secunia.com/advisories/51190nvdBroken Link
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