High severity8.1NVD Advisory· Published Aug 1, 2016· Updated Jun 17, 2026
CVE-2016-5672
CVE-2016-5672
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.
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Affected products
3- Range: <22.51.549.0
Patches
Vulnerability mechanics
References
8- packetstormsecurity.com/files/138107/Intel-Crosswalk-Project-Man-In-The-Middle.htmlnvdThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/217871nvdThird Party AdvisoryUS Government Resource
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/92199nvdThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- blogs.intel.com/evangelists/2016/07/28/crosswalk-security-vulnerability/nvdVendor Advisory
- lists.crosswalk-project.org/pipermail/crosswalk-help/2016-July/002167.htmlnvdVendor Advisory
- wwws.nightwatchcybersecurity.com/2016/07/29/advisory-intel-crosswalk-ssl-prompt-issuenvdThird Party Advisory
- crosswalk-project.org/jira/browse/XWALK-6986nvdPermissions RequiredTechnical Description
- www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/539051/100/0/threadednvd
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