CVE-2016-5672

Intel Crosswalk before 19.49.514.5, 20.x before 20.50.533.11, 21.x before 21.51.546.0, and 22.x before 22.51.549.0 interprets a user's acceptance of one invalid X.509 certificate to mean that all invalid X.509 certificates should be accepted without prompting, which makes it easier for man-in-the-middle attackers to spoof SSL servers and obtain sensitive information via a crafted certificate.

CVSS v3.0 8.1 HIGH
CVSS v2.0 5.8 MEDIUM

8.1^/10

CVSS v3.0 : HIGH

Vector : AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N

Exploitability : 2.8 / Impact : 5.2

Attack Vector NETWORK

Attack Complexity LOW

Privileges Required NONE

User Interaction REQUIRED

Confidentiality Impact HIGH

Integrity Impact HIGH

Availability Impact NONE

Scope UNCHANGED

5.8^/10

CVSS v2.0 : MEDIUM

Vector : AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:N

Exploitability : 8.6 / Impact : 4.9

Access Vector NETWORK

Access Complexity MEDIUM

Authentication NONE

Confidentiality Impact PARTIAL

Integrity Impact PARTIAL

Availability Impact NONE

References

Link	Resource
https://wwws.nightwatchcybersecurity.com/2016/07/29/advisory-intel-crosswalk-ssl-prompt-issue	Third Party Advisory
https://lists.crosswalk-project.org/pipermail/crosswalk-help/2016-July/002167.html	Vendor Advisory
https://crosswalk-project.org/jira/browse/XWALK-6986	Permissions Required Technical Description
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/217871	Third Party Advisory US Government Resource
https://blogs.intel.com/evangelists/2016/07/28/crosswalk-security-vulnerability/	Vendor Advisory
http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/138107/Intel-Crosswalk-Project-Man-In-The-Middle.html	Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/92199	Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/539051/100/0/threaded

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Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

cpe:2.3:a:intel:crosswalk:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Information

Published : 2016-07-31 19:59

Updated : 2018-10-09 13:00

NVD link : CVE-2016-5672

Mitre link : CVE-2016-5672

JSON object : View

CWE

CWE-310

Cryptographic Issues

CWE-20

Improper Input Validation

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Products Affected

intel

crosswalk

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