CVE-2011-4408 (GCVE-0-2011-4408)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2012-06-16 00:00 – Updated: 2024-08-07 00:09
VLAI
Summary
The Single Sign On Client (ubuntu-sso-client) for Ubuntu 11.04 and 11.10 does not properly validate SSL certificates when using HTTPS, which allows remote attackers to spoof a server and modify or read sensitive data via a man-in-the-middle (MITM) attack.
Severity
No CVSS data available.
CWE
  • n/a
Assigner
References
URL Tags
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http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1464-1 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_UBUNTU
http://osvdb.org/82747 vdb-entryx_refsource_OSVDB
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/53829 vdb-entryx_refsource_BID
http://secunia.com/advisories/49448 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA
Date Public
2012-06-06 00:00
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