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CVE-2021-39359

Improper Certificate Validation

Published: Aug 22, 2021 | Modified: Nov 07, 2023
CVSS 3.x
5.9
MEDIUM
Source:
NVD
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
CVSS 2.x
4.3 MEDIUM
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N
RedHat/V2
RedHat/V3
Ubuntu
MEDIUM
Additional information
NVDhttps://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-39359
CWEhttps://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/295.html

In GNOME libgda through 6.0.0, gda-web-provider.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
Libgda Gnome * 6.0.0 (including)
Libgda5 Ubuntu bionic *
Libgda5 Ubuntu hirsute *
Libgda5 Ubuntu impish *
Libgda5 Ubuntu kinetic *
Libgda5 Ubuntu lunar *
Libgda5 Ubuntu mantic *
Libgda5 Ubuntu trusty *
Libgda5 Ubuntu xenial *

Potential Mitigations

References

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