CVE-2020-12105 describes a vulnerability in OpenConnect versions up to 8.08, where the software mishandles negative return values from X509_check_ function calls. This flaw could enable attackers to conduct man-in-the-middle attacks against users of affected products, including infradead leap, infradead openconnect, opensuse leap, and opensuse openconnect. The vulnerability has a CVSS score of 5.9 (Medium), indicating a network-based attack with high impact on confidentiality, but requiring high attack complexity. There is currently no evidence of active exploitation, no public exploit code available (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), and minimal community discussion or media coverage.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
<= 8.08CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:infradead:openconnect:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
15.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:opensuse:leap:15.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
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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