libgdata before 0.10.2 and 0.11.x before 0.11.1 does not validate SSL certificates, which…
Priority LOW 27CWE-20Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- — Not recorded in CVSS 2.0
- Attack complexity
- High
- Impact type
- —
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- Partial · Partial · Partial
- Fix status
- Will not fix Red Hat: no fix planned
Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA and Red Hat.
Summary
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.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.01904 79th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Will not fix Red Hat: no fix planned
SSVC decision points
Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — | all versions | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Vendor assessments
Red Hat
Red Hat rating: Moderate. Red Hat's page for this CVE →
| Product | Status | Plan or fix |
|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 | Affected | No fix planned: Will not fix |
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2012-1177
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-fhp4-5rwr-h9r6
References
Advisory 3
Other 8
- http://git.gnome.org/browse/libgdata/commit/?h=libgdata-0-10&id=8eff8fa9138859e03e58c2aa76600ab63eb5c29c
- https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=752088
- [oss-security] 20120314 Re: CVE Request: libgdata did not verify SSL certificates
- [oss-security] 20120314 CVE Request: libgdata did not verify SSL certificates
- https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/libgdata/+bug/938812
- https://bugzilla.gnome.org/show_bug.cgi?id=671535
- http://git.gnome.org/browse/libgdata/commit/?id=6799f2c525a584dc998821a6ce897e463dad7840
- [oss-security] 20120314 Re: CVE Request: libgdata did not verify SSL certificates
Sources
- CVE-2012-1177 · CVE Program
- CVE-2012-1177 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-fhp4-5rwr-h9r6 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
- CVE-2012-1177 · Red Hat security data · CC BY 4.0
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