CVE-2012-4545

ELinks < 0.12pre6 - Credential Delegation via HTTP Negotiate Authentication

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Description

The http_negotiate_create_context function in protocol/http/http_negotiate.c in ELinks 0.12 before 0.12pre6, when using HTTP Negotiate or GSS-Negotiate authentication, delegates user credentials through GSSAPI, which allows remote servers to authenticate as the client via the delegated credentials.

References (8)

Core 8
Core References
Vendor Advisory vendor-advisory x_refsource_redhat
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-0250.html
Vendor Advisory vendor-advisory x_refsource_mandriva
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2013:075
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry x_refsource_bid
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/57065
Third Party Advisory vendor-advisory x_refsource_debian
http://www.debian.org/security/2012/dsa-2592
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry x_refsource_xf
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/80882
Issue Tracking x_refsource_confirm
http://bugzilla.elinks.cz/show_bug.cgi?id=1124
Vendor Advisory third-party-advisory x_refsource_secunia
http://secunia.com/advisories/51569

Scores

EPSS 0.0191
EPSS Percentile 77.2%

Details

CWE
CWE-287
Status published
Products (1)
elinks/elinks 0.12 pre1 (5 CPE variants)
Published Jan 03, 2013
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026