CVE-2012-5456 describes a critical vulnerability in Zoner AntiVirus Free for Android, where the application fails to validate the hostname against the X.509 certificate's Common Name during SSL communication. This flaw allows man-in-the-middle attackers to spoof legitimate SSL servers, particularly those used for updating virus signatures, using any valid certificate. With a CVSS score of 4.3 (medium severity), the vulnerability has a network attack vector, medium attack complexity, and could lead to partial integrity compromise. There is no evidence of active exploitation, publicly available exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage surrounding this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
Range not provided by sourceCPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:zoner:zoner_antivirus_free:-:-:*:*:*:android:*:* | ||
1.7.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:zoner:zoner_antivirus_free:1.7.0:-:*:*:*:android:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N
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