CVE-2012-2499 (GCVE-0-2012-2499)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2012-08-06 17:00 – Updated: 2024-09-17 01:06
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Summary
The IPsec implementation in Cisco AnyConnect Secure Mobility Client 3.0 before 3.0.08057 does not verify the certificate name in an X.509 certificate, which allows man-in-the-middle attackers to spoof servers via a crafted certificate, aka Bug ID CSCtz26985.
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