# CVE-2010-3312: Epiphany 2.28 and 2.29, when WebKit and LibSoup are used, unconditionally displays a closed-lock icon for any URL beginning with the https:

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2010-10-12 · Updated: 2024-08-07

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported

## Description

Epiphany 2.28 and 2.29, when WebKit and LibSoup are used, unconditionally displays a closed-lock icon for any URL beginning with the https: substring, without any warning to the user, which allows man-in-the-middle attackers to spoof arbitrary https web sites via a crafted X.509 server certificate.

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## References

- http://blog.fefe.de/?ts=b26ca29d
- http://secunia.com/advisories/43068
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2010/09/17/10
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0212
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2010/09/17/12
- https://bugzilla.gnome.org/show_bug.cgi?id=600663
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2010/09/17/5
- http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=564690
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2010-12/msg00000.html
- http://bugzilla-attachments.gnome.org/attachment.cgi?id=154330
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2010/09/21/5
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2011-01/msg00006.html
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2010/09/17/13
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2010/09/20/2
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2010/09/17/6

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