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.
Weakness
The product does not validate, or incorrectly validates, a certificate.
Affected Software
| Name | Vendor | Start Version | End Version |
|---|---|---|---|
| Libgfbgraph | Gnome | * | 0.2.4 (including) |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 | RedHat | gfbgraph-0:0.2.4-1.el8 | * |
| Gfbgraph | Ubuntu | bionic | * |
| Gfbgraph | Ubuntu | focal | * |
| Gfbgraph | Ubuntu | hirsute | * |
| Gfbgraph | Ubuntu | impish | * |
| Gfbgraph | Ubuntu | trusty | * |
| Gfbgraph | Ubuntu | xenial | * |
Potential Mitigations
Related Attack Patterns
References
- 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/
- 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/