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CVE-2021-39361

Improper Certificate Validation

Published: Aug 22, 2021 | Modified: Nov 21, 2024
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
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Additional information
NVDhttps://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-39361
CWEhttps://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/295.html

In GNOME evolution-rss through 0.3.96, network-soup.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

NameVendorStart VersionEnd Version
Evolution-rssGnome*0.3.96 (including)
Evolution-rssUbuntubionic*
Evolution-rssUbuntufocal*
Evolution-rssUbuntuhirsute*
Evolution-rssUbuntuimpish*
Evolution-rssUbuntutrusty*
Evolution-rssUbuntuxenial*

Potential Mitigations

References

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