Vulnerability
Official source
CVE-2012-5825: Tweepy 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
EudorIA operational summary
Priority 70/100
What it means
NIST National Vulnerability Database ha pubblicato CVE-2012-5825. La rilevanza va confermata rispetto alle tecnologie effettivamente in uso.
Why it matters
Il segnale diventa operativo solo se prodotto, versione o servizio sono presenti nel perimetro.
Recommended actions
- Confermare l'applicabilita consultando la fonte ufficiale e l'inventario asset.
- Pianificare mitigazione o aggiornamento secondo criticita e rischio di interruzione.
AudienceITSOCCISO
Information centre
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Text acquired from the source
Tweepy 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, related to use of the Python httplib library.
- Source
- NIST National Vulnerability Database
- Publishing entity
- NIST National Vulnerability Database
- Entity type
- National authority
- Area
- North America · US
- Original language
- en · translation in preparation
- Publication
- 04/11/2012 23:55
- CVE
- CVE-2012-5825
- Classification
- High
- Stated country
- US
Technical scope
Data available
Affected products and versions
| Product | Affected release or range | Fix or verification required | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| tweepytweepy | prima di 3.0.0, esclusa | Verificare remediation e aggiornamenti nell'advisory del vendor | NIST NVD |
Sources for the versionsNIST National Vulnerability Database