---
cve: "CVE-2012-5825"
severity: "LOW"
cvss: 3.1
epss: "60%"
vendor: "n/a"
kev: false
exploited: false
published: "2012-11-04 22:55:04"
tags: [cve, security, low]
source: tsecurity.de CVE-Dossier
exported: "2026-09-19T08:09:59+02:00"
---

# CVE-2012-5825

> 3.1 LOW

## Beschreibung

Tweepy does not verify that 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 an arbitrary valid certificate, related to use of the Python httplib library.

## Referenzen

- <https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/79831>
- <http://www.cs.utexas.edu/~shmat/shmat_ccs12.pdf>

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_Exportiert aus dem [tsecurity.de CVE-Dossier](https://tsecurity.de/cve?cve=CVE-2012-5825) · Datenquellen: EUVD (ENISA), NVD, OSV, CISA KEV, FIRST EPSS, Exploit-DB, BSI BITS_