SB2021042661 - Fedora 33 update for axel
Published: April 26, 2021
Security Bulletin ID
SB2021042661
CSH Severity
Medium
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities
1
Exploitation vector
Remote access
Highest impact
Data manipulation
Breakdown by Severity
- Low
- Medium
- High
- Critical
Description
This security bulletin contains information about 1 vulnerability.
1) Improper Certificate Validation (CVE-ID: CVE-2020-13614)
CWE-ID: CWE-295 - Improper Certificate Validation
CVSSv4: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:L/VI:L/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Green
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform a man-in-the-Middle (MitM) attack.
The vulnerability exists in in ssl.c when Axel fails to perform hostname verification during TLS connection. A remote attacker can supply a valid SSL certificate from another domain and perform a Man-in-the-Middle attack.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.