CVE-2012-2132
Official description Straight from the sourceThe vendor's or NVD's own wording, published unedited. Authoritative, but often terse — it says what broke, rarely what to do.
NVD · uneditedlibsoup 2.32.2 and earlier does not validate certificates or clear the trust flag when the ssl-ca-file does not exist, which allows remote attackers to bypass authentication by connecting with a SSL connection.
Technical summary Written by usOur analysis, written from the advisory, the CVSS vector and the affected-version data. It adds context the advisory leaves out, and never invents facts that are not in the source.
dbcve analysis · high confidencelibsoup 2.32.2 and earlier fails to properly validate SSL certificates when the ssl-ca-file configuration option is not set or doesn't exist. The library does not validate certificates or properly clear the trust flag, effectively allowing any SSL connection to be accepted without verification.
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Affected products & versions What the vendor confirmedThe version ranges the vendor confirmed as vulnerable. If your version sits inside a range here, treat yourself as exposed until you have upgraded.
NVD · CPE data= 2.32.2CVSS breakdown How the score is builtThe industry scoring standard. It rates how the flaw is reached, what it takes to exploit, and what an attacker gains — the score is derived from those, not the other way round.
From the vector- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Authentication
- None
- Confidentiality
- None
- Integrity
- Partial
- Availability
- None
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N
Am I affected? How to checkSteps we derive from the advisory and the affected-version data, so you can decide whether this CVE reaches your setup. They are a guide, not a scan — your own configuration is the authority.
dbcve checksWork through these to decide whether this CVE applies to you.
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Identify installed libsoup versionQuery your system's package manager or use pkg-config --modversion libsoup-2.4 to retrieve the installed libsoup library versionAffected if The installed version is 2.32.2 or earlier (any version up to and including 2.32.2)
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Locate libsoup SSL configurationSearch for libsoup configuration files or application settings that define the ssl-ca-file parameter. This may be in /etc/libsoup, ~/.config/libsoup, or application-specific config filesAffected if The ssl-ca-file option is not set, is commented out, or points to a file that does not exist on the system
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Verify CA certificate bundle presenceIf ssl-ca-file is configured, verify that the specified file path exists and contains a valid CA certificate bundleAffected if The ssl-ca-file points to a non-existent file or no CA bundle is present on disk
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Check for certificate validation in application logsReview application logs or enable SSL debugging (if available) to observe whether SSL certificate validation is actually performed during HTTPS connectionsAffected if Certificates are accepted without validation errors or warnings, especially for invalid or self-signed certificates
Your environment is affected if you are running libsoup version 2.32.2 or earlier AND the ssl-ca-file option is not configured or points to a missing certificate bundle, allowing unvalidated SSL connections.
Generated from the published advisory. Verify against your own configuration.
Remediation Closing itWhat it takes to close this. Where a vendor fix exists we point at it; where none exists we say so plainly, and can build one. Effort estimates are scoped from the advisory, not from your codebase.
From vendor dataConfigure ssl-ca-file with a valid CA certificate bundle in libsoup configurations, or upgrade to a patched version that properly validates certificates regardless of ssl-ca-file availability.
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