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CVE-2012-2132

• Severity: medium (CVSS 5.0 v2.0)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 1.6% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: none known
• Published: 2012-08-20 · updated 2026-06-16
• Weakness: CWE-287

Description

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.

Affected products

• GNOME libsoup: 2.32.2

References

• 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

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