CVE-2012-2132

Publication date 20 August 2012

Last updated 24 July 2024

Ubuntu priority

Medium

Why this priority?

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.

Read the notes from the security team

Status

No maintained releases are affected by this CVE.

Package Ubuntu Release Status
libsoup2.4 12.04 LTS precise Ignored
11.10 oneiric Ignored
11.04 natty Ignored
10.04 LTS lucid Ignored
8.04 LTS hardy Ignored end of life

Notes

mdeslaur

This isn’t actually a flaw in libsoup, it’s a flaw in applications that don’t set ssl-strict, and don’t set ssl-ca-file, but expect SOUP_MESSAGE_CERTIFICATE_TRUSTED to mean something. Applications should either set a ssl-ca-file, or ignore SOUP_MESSAGE_CERTIFICATE_TRUSTED. We aren’t going to fix this in libsoup. Applications should be fixed instead. Marked as ignored.