CVE DATABASE / CVE-2012-3446
CVE-2012-3446
CVSS 5.9 · MEDIUM
Summary
Apache Libcloud before 0.11.1 uses an incorrect regular expression during verification of whether 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 a crafted certificate.
CVSS 3.1 breakdown
| Base score | 5.9 (MEDIUM) |
| Vector | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N |
| Attack vector | NETWORK |
| Attack complexity | HIGH |
| Privileges required | NONE |
| User interaction | NONE |
| Scope | UNCHANGED |
| Confidentiality | NONE |
| Integrity | HIGH |
| Availability | NONE |
Weakness type (CWE)
Affected products
Apache libcloud
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References
- http://www.cs.utexas.edu/~shmat/shmat_ccs12.pdf
- https://svn.apache.org/repos/asf/libcloud/trunk/CHANGES
Data: NIST NVD. NVD last modified 2026-04-29. Always verify against the vendor advisory before acting.