Improper Certificate Validation in ca-certificates (Ubuntu package) - #VU28496

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Improper Certificate Validation in ca-certificates (Ubuntu package) - #VU28496

Published: June 1, 2020


Vulnerability identifier: #VU28496
CSH Severity: Medium
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:L/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Green
CVE-ID: N/A
CWE-ID: CWE-295
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available
Vendor: Canonical Ltd.
Affected software:
ca-certificates (Ubuntu package)

Detailed vulnerability description

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform MitM attack.

The vulnerability exists due to the ca-certificates package contains an expired CA certificate that causes connectivity issues and can be used during MitM attack.


Remediation

Install updates from vendor's website.

Sources