CVE-2012-1177 describes a critical vulnerability in libgdata versions prior to 0.10.2 and 0.11.1, affecting GNOME's libgdata library. This flaw stems from a lack of SSL certificate validation, enabling remote attackers to execute Man-in-the-Middle (MITM) attacks using spoofed certificates to steal usernames and passwords. With a CVSS score of 5.1, this vulnerability has a network attack vector and high attack complexity, potentially leading to partial compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability. There is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage surrounding this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
<= 0.10.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:gnome:libgdata:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
<= 0.11.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:gnome:libgdata:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
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