Vulnerability Report

CVE-2012-2132

Title: Gnome Libsoup Auth Bypass

Auth Bypass

Proof Of Concept

No public PoC currently indexed for CVE-2012-2132.

CWE Category CWE-287
Published Date Aug 20, 2012
Modified Date Jun 16, 2026
Exploit Status Not Found
Score 5.0 CVSS v2.0
Exploit Probability (EPSS)
1.55%

Vulnerability Summary

CVE-2012-2132: libsoup 2.32.2 and earlier does not validate certificates or clear the trust flag when the ssl-ca-file does not exist, which allows remote attackers to bypass authentication by connecting with a SSL connection.

Impacted Vendors

L
libsoup 1
G
gnome 1

Reference Links

http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/04/24/13 http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/04/24/3 http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/04/30/7 http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/05/02/8 http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/53232 https://bugzilla.gnome.org/show_bug.cgi?id=666280 https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/75167 http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/04/24/13 http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/04/24/3 http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/04/30/7 http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/05/02/8 http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/53232 https://bugzilla.gnome.org/show_bug.cgi?id=666280 https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/75167
CVSS v2.0
Source Entity [email protected]
Severity MEDIUM
5.0
Access Vector
N/A
Authentication
N/A
RAW VECTOR AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N

Associated Attack Patterns (CAPEC)

Total: Patterns

CVE-2012-2132 Exploits & PoCs (Proof Of Concept)

No public PoCs found in our database for this CVE.

MODIFIED

Vulnerability data updated via NVD.

MODIFIED

Vulnerability data updated via NVD.

MODIFIED

Vulnerability data or affected products updated.

PUBLISHED

Vulnerability first announced in NVD.

Attack Vector Matrix

Access Vector N/A
Complexity N/A
Privileges N/A
Interaction NONE
CVSS Vector String AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N

Affected Stack

No specific products linked.