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    CVE-2012-2993

    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.

    Published:Sep 18, 2012
    Last Modified:Apr 11, 2025
    EPS:Sep 18, 2012
    EPSS Score:0.06731
    CVSS Score:5.9

    Affected Products

    Vendor
    Microsoft
    Product
    Windows Phone 7
    Vendor
    Microsoft
    Product
    Windows Phone 7 Firmware

    Exploits

    No exploit reference

    Common Weakness Enumeration

    CWE-295 Improper Certificate Validation

    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

    Attack Vector
    Network
    Adjacent
    Local
    Physical
    Privileges Required
    None
    Low
    High
    User Interaction
    None
    Required
    Scope
    Unchanged
    Changed
    Confidentiality
    None
    Low
    High
    Integrity
    None
    Low
    High
    Availability
    None
    Low
    High