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CVE-2012-5817

Codehaus XFire 1.2.6 and earlier, as used in the Amazon EC2 API Tools Java library and other products, does not verify that the server hostname matches a domain name in the subject's Common Name (C...

Published: Nov 4, 2012Updated: Apr 29, 2026 Sources: CVE List NVD GHSACWE-295
7.4HIGH
NVD MITRE
EPSS Score
0.8%
Top 47.6%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploits
1 Known
Remediation
No Fix Available
Self-Check
Not available

Description

Improper Input Validation in XFire

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CVSS Vector Breakdown

AV:NAC:HPR:NUI:NS:UC:HI:HA:N
Exploitability
AV:NAttack Vector
Network
AC:HAttack Complexity
High
PR:NPrivileges Required
None
UI:NUser Interaction
None
Scope
S:UScope
Unchanged
Impact
C:HConfidentiality
High
I:HIntegrity
High
A:NAvailability
None
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Weaknesses

CWE-295

Affected Products

Maven
package-ecosystem
org.codehaus.xfire:xfire-core
OSS Libraries
amazon
commercial·US
ec2 api tools java librarySaaSLibrary
OSS Libraries / generic-library
codehaus
oss-projectaka plexus, plexus-archiver, xfire
xfireMixed
OSS Libraries / generic-library
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Exploitability

1 exploit source identified

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MITRE ATT&CK

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References

https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2012-5817
nvd.nist.gov
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/79934
exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com
http://www.cs.utexas.edu/~shmat/shmat_ccs12.pdf
cs.utexas.edu

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