CVE-2021-39358
Severity CVSS v4.0:
Pending analysis
Type:
CWE-295
Improper Certificate Validation
Publication date:
22/08/2021
Last modified:
07/11/2023
Description
In GNOME libgfbgraph through 0.2.4, gfbgraph-photo.c does not enable TLS certificate verification on the SoupSessionSync objects it creates, leaving users vulnerable to network MITM attacks. NOTE: this is similar to CVE-2016-20011.
Impact
Base Score 3.x
5.90
Severity 3.x
MEDIUM
Base Score 2.0
4.30
Severity 2.0
MEDIUM
Vulnerable products and versions
| CPE | From | Up to |
|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:gnome:libgfbgraph:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 0.2.4 (including) | |
| cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:33:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
| cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:34:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
| cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:35:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
To consult the complete list of CPE names with products and versions, see this page
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools
- https://blogs.gnome.org/mcatanzaro/2021/05/25/reminder-soupsessionsync-and-soupsessionasync-default-to-no-tls-certificate-verification/
- https://gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/libgfbgraph/-/issues/17
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/GRCVZUNPTNFQQQCEZVP7RYY6OKHPDBC5/
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/UYI47UX6S5PAOWVWQ2KID64MCTXTH7SE/
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/WXXAF56BYLSES4UCLXKFCODZXTNAZ2G6/



