PT-2012-4419 · Microsoft · Windows Phone 7

Published 2012-09-18 · Updated 2025-01-16 · CVE-2012-2993

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v2.0

2.6

Low

Base vector

AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions Microsoft Windows Phone 7 (affected versions not specified)

Description The issue allows man-in-the-middle attackers to spoof an SSL server for the POP3, IMAP, or SMTP protocol via an arbitrary valid certificate, as Microsoft Windows Phone 7 does not verify the domain name in the subject's Common Name (CN) field of an X.509 certificate.

Recommendations At the moment, there is no information about a newer version that contains a fix for this vulnerability.

Improper Certificate Validation

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-295

Related Identifiers

CVE-2012-2993

Affected Products

Windows Phone 7

References · 6

• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2012-2993 · Security Note
• http://securityfocus.com/bid/55569 · Note
• http://osvdb.org/85619 · Note
• http://securitytracker.com/id?1027541 · Note
• http://kb.cert.org/vuls/id/389795 · Note
• https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/78620 · Note