CVE-2012-2993 describes a vulnerability in Microsoft Windows Phone 7 where the operating system fails to properly validate the domain name in an X.509 certificate's Common Name (CN) field. This flaw allows man-in-the-middle (MitM) attackers to spoof SSL servers for POP3, IMAP, or SMTP protocols using any valid certificate. The vulnerability has a CVSS score of 5.9 (Medium), indicating a network-based attack with high complexity but potentially high confidentiality impact. Despite its age, there is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage, suggesting it is not a widely targeted threat.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
Range not provided by sourceCPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_phone_7_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.1
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
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The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.
Remediation records are not available for this CVE.