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Gizmo5 SSL Certificate Validation Security Bypass Vulnerability (Linux)

Information

Severity

Severity

Medium

Family

Family

General

CVSSv2 Base

CVSSv2 Base

5.0

CVSSv2 Vector

CVSSv2 Vector

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

Solution Type

Solution Type

Vendor Wont Fix

Created

Created

14 years ago

Modified

Modified

5 years ago

Summary

This host is installed with Gizmo5 and is prone to Security Bypass vulnerability.

Insight

Insight

Error exists due to improper verification of SSL certificates which can be exploited by using man-in-the-middle techniques to spoof SSL certificates and redirect a user to a malicious Web site that would appear to be trusted.

Affected Software

Affected Software

Gizmo5 version 3.1.0.79 and prior on Linux

Solution

Solution

No known solution was made available for at least one year since the disclosure of this vulnerability. Likely none will be provided anymore. General solution options are to upgrade to a newer release, disable respective features, remove the product or replace the product by another one.

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