CVE-2012-5820 describes a vulnerability in the developer-account sample code of Google AdMob, where the application fails to validate the server hostname against the X.509 certificate's subject fields. This oversight allows man-in-the-middle attackers to spoof SSL servers using any valid certificate. With a CVSS score of 5.8 (medium severity), successful exploitation could lead to partial compromise of confidentiality and integrity, requiring moderate attack complexity and no authentication. There is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code, or significant community discussion surrounding this vulnerability.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
Range not provided by sourceCPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:google:admob:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:N
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