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TI-2012-02974 Aliases CVE-2012-3446GHSA-prcq-52f8-fp44

Apache Libcloud before 0.11.1 uses an incorrect regular expression during verification of…

Priority LOW 29CWE-295Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Network
Privileges required
None
User interaction
None
Attack complexity
High
Impact type
Spoofing
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
None · High · None
Fix status
Fixed

Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · NVD. Fix status from CNA and GitHub. Impact type from CWE-295.

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.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.01214 68th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Public exploit Yes 1 exploit referenceTagged by NVD
Fix Fixed apache-libcloud (PyPI): 0.11.1

SSVC decision points

Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
——all versions—No fix listedCNA
—apache-libcloud (PyPI)before 0.11.10.11.1Patch availableGHSA-prcq-52f8-fp44
  • — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
  • apache-libcloud (PyPI) Vendor— Affected before 0.11.1 Fixed in 0.11.1 Patch available GHSA-prcq-52f8-fp44

CPE configurations NVD · 1

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:apache:libcloud:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*before 0.11.0VulnerableApache
  • cpe:2.3:a:apache:libcloud:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions before 0.11.0 Vulnerable ·Apache

Remediation

  • Fix · GHSA-prcq-52f8-fp44 apache-libcloud (PyPI) Fixed in 0.11.1 Advisory →

Vendor assessments

Red Hat

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Not affected: 1 product
  • Red Hat

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2012-3446
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-prcq-52f8-fp44

References

Exploit 1

Advisory 1

Other 4

  • TI-2010-04073 libcloud before 0.4.1 does not verify SSL certificates for HTTPS connections, which… CVSS 2.0MEDIUM 4.3
  • TI-2013-05430 Libcloud 0.12.3 through 0.13.2 does not set the scrub_data parameter for the destroy… CVSS 2.0LOW 2.1

Sources

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