CVE-2012-5456

MediumCVSS 4.3/10Last modified Jun 16, 2026

Description

The Zoner AntiVirus Free application for Android does not verify that the server hostname matches a domain name in the subject's Common Name (CN) field of the X.509 certificate, which allows man-in-the-middle attackers to spoof SSL servers via an arbitrary valid certificate, as demonstrated by a server used for updating virus signature files.

Metrics

CVSS 2.0 4.3/10AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N

Weakness enumeration

CWE-310

Affected software

Vendor	Product	Versions
n/a	n/a	n/a

References

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/56292Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
http://www2.dcsec.uni-hannover.de/files/android/p50-fahl.pdfBroken Link
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/79591Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/56292Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
http://www2.dcsec.uni-hannover.de/files/android/p50-fahl.pdfBroken Link
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/79591Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry

Timeline

Published: Oct 24, 2012
Last modified: Jun 16, 2026
NVD status: Modified

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