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Type: advisorySources: OSVAdvisory ID: DEBIAN-CVE-2012-3446

Apache Libcloud before 0.11.1 uses an incorrect regular expression during verification of whether the server hostname matches a domain name in the subject's Common Name (CN) or subjectAltName field of the X.509 certificate, which allows man-in-the-middle attackers to spoof SSL servers via a crafted certificate.

Products
libcloud
Affected versions
Not specified
Fixed versions
0.5.0-1.1
CVEs
CVE-2012-3446
Confirmed fixed CVEs
Not specified
Updated in this feed
31 Oct 2026, 23:54 UTC · Revision 1

Source evidence

DEBIAN-CVE-2012-3446

core-osv · Original source

Published 4 Nov 2012, 22:55 UTC

Apache Libcloud before 0.11.1 uses an incorrect regular expression during verification of whether the server hostname matches a domain name in the subject's Common Name (CN) or subjectAltName field of the X.509 certificate, which allows man-in-the-middle attackers to spoof SSL servers via a crafted certificate.

osv:DEBIAN-CVE-2012-3446

libcloud

Fixed versions: 0.5.0-1.1

libcloud

Fixed versions: 0.5.0-1.1

libcloud

Fixed versions: 0.5.0-1.1

Complete source record
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  "id": "5404d8c9e6020125325ebf3a43b1d2f292c24fc2c854df2fdd75ef0ae3a74c57",
  "url": "https://osv.dev/vulnerability/DEBIAN-CVE-2012-3446",
  "method": "structured",
  "payload": {
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    "summary": "Apache Libcloud before 0.11.1 uses an incorrect regular expression during verification of whether the server hostname matches a domain name in the subject's Common Name (CN) or subjectAltName field of the X.509 certificate, which allows man-in-the-middle attackers to spoof SSL servers via a crafted certificate.",
    "evidence": "osv:DEBIAN-CVE-2012-3446",
    "products": [
      {
        "name": {
          "value": "libcloud",
          "evidence": "/affected/0/package/name"
        },
        "prerequisites": [],
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      },
      {
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    "severity": "medium",
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          ],
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          },
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          }
        }
      ],
      "modified": "2026-10-23T18:01:04.627232271Z",
      "provider": "osv",
      "upstream": [
        "CVE-2012-3446"
      ],
      "references": [
        "https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2012-3446"
      ]
    },
    "related_cves": [
      {
        "value": "CVE-2012-3446",
        "evidence": "/upstream"
      }
    ],
    "security_relevant": true,
    "severity_evidence": "/severity/0/score"
  },
  "source_id": "core-osv",
  "document_id": 419407,
  "published_at": "2012-11-04T22:55:03.06+00:00"
}