CVE-2012-2993

moderate-risk

Published 2012-09-18

Microsoft Windows Phone 7 does not verify the domain name in the subject's Common Name (CN) field of an X.509 certificate, which allows man-in-the-middle attackers to spoof an SSL server for the (1) POP3, (2) IMAP, or (3) SMTP protocol via an arbitrary valid certificate.

Do I need to act?

14.7% chance of exploitation in next 30 days

EPSS score — higher than 85% of all CVEs

Not on CISA KEV list

No confirmed active exploitation reported to CISA

Patch status unknown

Check vendor advisories for fix availability and mitigation guidance

CVSS 5.9/10 Medium

NETWORK / HIGH complexity

Affected Products (1)

Windows Phone 7 Firmware

Affected Vendors

Microsoft

References (10)

Broken Link http://osvdb.org/85619

Third Party Advisory http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/389795

Broken Link http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/55569

Broken Link http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1027541

Third Party Advisory https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/78620

Broken Link http://osvdb.org/85619

Third Party Advisory http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/389795

Broken Link http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/55569

Broken Link http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1027541

Third Party Advisory https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/78620

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moderate-risk

Severity 18/34 · Moderate

Exploitability 12/34 · Low

Exposure 5/34 · Minimal