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Unscored CVE-2012-5816 EUVD-2012-5696GHSA-pggj-h2hx-qrp8

AOL Instant Messenger (AIM) 1.0.1.2 does not verify that the server hostname matches a domain name in the subject's Common Name (CN) or sub…

Published Nov 4, 2012 · Updated Aug 6, 2024 · Assigned by mitre

Description

AOL Instant Messenger (AIM) 1.0.1.2 does not verify that the server hostname matches a domain name in the subject's Common Name (CN) or subjectAltName field of the X.509 certificate, which allows man-in-the-middle attackers to spoof SSL servers via an arbitrary valid certificate.

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