Risk | Medium |
Patch available | YES |
Number of vulnerabilities | 1 |
CVE-ID | CVE-2021-39359 |
CWE-ID | CWE-295 |
Exploitation vector | Network |
Public exploit | N/A |
Vulnerable software Subscribe |
libgda Universal components / Libraries / Libraries used by multiple products |
Vendor | Gnome Development Team |
Security Bulletin
This security bulletin contains one medium risk vulnerability.
EUVDB-ID: #VU66986
Risk: Medium
CVSSv3.1: 4.2 [CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]
CVE-ID: CVE-2021-39359
CWE-ID:
CWE-295 - Improper Certificate Validation
Exploit availability: No
DescriptionThe vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform MitM attack.
The vulnerability exists due to missing certificate validation in gda-web-provider.c, which does not enable TLS certificate verification on the SoupSessionSync objects it creates. A remote attacker can perform Man-in-the-Middle (MitM) attack.
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Vulnerable software versionslibgda: 0.2.91 - 6.0.0
External linkshttp://gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/libgda/-/issues/249
http://blogs.gnome.org/mcatanzaro/2021/05/25/reminder-soupsessionsync-and-soupsessionasync-default-to-no-tls-certificate-verification/
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/HRPPP47WRCAPAEJGRMEKYYJZBQCYXTLQ/
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/WLMVVIJNY5NMOT3FH36RFBWOTPVW7GME/
Q & A
Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?
Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote non-authenticated attacker via the Internet.
Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?
No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.