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CVE-2012-6461

The X.509 certificate-validation functionality in the https implementation in Opera before 12.10...

5.0 Medium

The X.509 certificate-validation functionality in the https implementation in Opera before 12.10 allows remote attackers to trigger a false indication of successful revocation-status checking by causing a failure of a single checking service.

Exploit likelihood

0.92%Down 0.1 points since Feb 4, 2022
90%50%10%1%

What each source reports

NVD Score used 5.0

The X.509 certificate-validation functionality in the https implementation in Opera before 12.10 allows remote attackers to trigger a false indication of successful revocation-status checking by causing a failure of a single checking service.

Record
CVE-2012-6461
CVSS 2.0
5.0 MediumAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N
Weakness
CWE-20
Updated
2026-11-02
CVE List No score

The X.509 certificate-validation functionality in the https implementation in Opera before 12.10 allows remote attackers to trigger a false indication of successful revocation-status checking by causing a failure of a single checking service.

Record
CVE-2012-6461
Updated
2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2012-6314 No score

The X.509 certificate-validation functionality in the https implementation in Opera before 12.10 allows remote attackers to trigger a false indication of successful revocation-status checking by causing a failure of a single checking service.

Record
EUVD-2012-6314
Updated
2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-4qjc-5643-f8xr No score

The X.509 certificate-validation functionality in the https implementation in Opera before 12.10...

The X.509 certificate-validation functionality in the https implementation in Opera before 12.10 allows remote attackers to trigger a false indication of successful revocation-status checking by causing a failure of a single checking service.

Record
GHSA-4qjc-5643-f8xr
Weakness
CWE-20
Updated
2026-11-02

Affected products

History

History
RecordedChangedSources
aliasesEUVD
first indexedCVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD

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In short

CVE-2012-6461 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 5.0) in Opera Browser, published January 2, 2013. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.92%, the 60th percentile. No source names a fixed version.

References

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