CVE-2016-5672

8.1 HIGH
Published: August 01, 2016 Modified: May 06, 2026
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Description

Intel Crosswalk before 19.49.514.5, 20.x before 20.50.533.11, 21.x before 21.51.546.0, and 22.x before 22.51.549.0 interprets a user's acceptance of one invalid X.509 certificate to mean that all invalid X.509 certificates should be accepted without prompting, which makes it easier for man-in-the-middle attackers to spoof SSL servers and obtain sensitive information via a crafted certificate.

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CVSS v3.x Details

0.0 Low Medium High Critical 10.0
Vector String
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N

References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Patch Vendor Advisory Exploit Third Party Advisory
http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/138107/Intel-Crosswalk-Project-Man-In-The-Middle.html
Source: cret@cert.org
Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/217871
Source: cret@cert.org
Third Party Advisory US Government Resource
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/539051/100/0/threaded
Source: cret@cert.org
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/92199
Source: cret@cert.org
Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
https://blogs.intel.com/evangelists/2016/07/28/crosswalk-security-vulnerability/
Source: cret@cert.org
Vendor Advisory
https://crosswalk-project.org/jira/browse/XWALK-6986
Source: cret@cert.org
Permissions Required Technical Description
https://lists.crosswalk-project.org/pipermail/crosswalk-help/2016-July/002167.html
Source: cret@cert.org
Vendor Advisory
https://wwws.nightwatchcybersecurity.com/2016/07/29/advisory-intel-crosswalk-ssl-prompt-issue
Source: cret@cert.org
Third Party Advisory
http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/138107/Intel-Crosswalk-Project-Man-In-The-Middle.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/217871
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Third Party Advisory US Government Resource
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/539051/100/0/threaded
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/92199
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
https://blogs.intel.com/evangelists/2016/07/28/crosswalk-security-vulnerability/
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Vendor Advisory
https://crosswalk-project.org/jira/browse/XWALK-6986
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Permissions Required Technical Description
https://lists.crosswalk-project.org/pipermail/crosswalk-help/2016-July/002167.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Vendor Advisory
https://wwws.nightwatchcybersecurity.com/2016/07/29/advisory-intel-crosswalk-ssl-prompt-issue
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Third Party Advisory

16 reference(s) from NVD

Quick Stats

CVSS v3 Score
8.1 / 10.0
EPSS (Exploit Probability)
1.7%
75th percentile
Exploitation Status
Not in CISA KEV

Weaknesses (CWE)

CWE-20 CWE-310

Affected Vendors

intel

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