MEDIUM
libgdata: Absent validation of SSL certificates
Published Aug 26, 2012
5.1
MEDIUMCVSS 2.0
EPSS 1.90%
Description
libgdata before 0.10.2 and 0.11.x before 0.11.1 does not validate SSL certificates, which allows remote attackers to obtain user names and passwords via a man-in-the-middle (MITM) attack with a spoofed certificate.
Affected products
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.0 score for this CVE.
5.1 MEDIUM NVD
AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
Access Vector Network
Access Complexity High
Authentication None
Confidentiality Impact Partial
Integrity Impact Partial
Availability Impact Partial
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
1.90% 0.01904
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
EPSS probability 0.01904
Score over time
2022–2026- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (9 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 1.90% (0.01904) | 78.98th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 1.90% (0.01904) | 76.96th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 1.26% (0.01260) | 78.03th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.97% (0.00973) | 84.05th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Apr 2, 2024 | 0.97% (0.00973) | 83.05th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.97% (0.00973) | 81.05th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 2.17% (0.02172) | 80.77th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 2.17% (0.02172) | 78.91th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 2.17% (0.02172) | 57.73th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
Weaknesses (1)
References (16)
- http://git.gnome.org/browse/libgdata/commit/?h=libgdata-0-10&id=8eff8fa9138859e03e58c2aa76600ab63eb5c29c x_refsource_CONFIRM
- http://git.gnome.org/browse/libgdata/commit/?id=6799f2c525a584dc998821a6ce897e463dad7840 x_refsource_CONFIRM
- http://secunia.com/advisories/50432 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA
- http://www.debian.org/security/2012/dsa-2482 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIAN
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2012:111 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_MANDRIVA
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/03/14/1 mailing-listx_refsource_MLIST
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/03/14/3 mailing-listx_refsource_MLIST
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/03/14/8 mailing-listx_refsource_MLIST
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1547-1 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_UBUNTU
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2012-1177 Vendor Advisory
- https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/libgdata/+bug/938812 x_refsource_MISC
- https://bugzilla.gnome.org/show_bug.cgi?id=671535 x_refsource_MISC
- https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=752088 x_refsource_MISC
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=803335 Issue Tracking
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2012-1177
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2012-1177
Change history (0)
No recorded changes yet.
Sources
CVE.org / MITRE
Status PUBLISHED
Assigner redhat
Published Aug 26, 2012
Updated Aug 6, 2024
Reserved Feb 14, 2012
Link CVE-2012-1177
CISA Vulnrichment
Updated n/a