#VU30974 Improper Certificate Validation in evolution-ews - CVE-2019-3890

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#VU30974 Improper Certificate Validation in evolution-ews - CVE-2019-3890

Published: August 1, 2019 / Updated: July 17, 2020


Vulnerability identifier: #VU30974
Vulnerability risk: High
CVSSv4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:H/VI:H/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Amber
CVE-ID: CVE-2019-3890
CWE-ID: CWE-295
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available
Vulnerable software:
evolution-ews
Software vendor:
Gnome Development Team

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote non-authenticated attacker to read and manipulate data.

It was discovered evolution-ews before 3.31.3 does not check the validity of SSL certificates. An attacker could abuse this flaw to get confidential information by tricking the user into connecting to a fake server without the user noticing the difference.


Remediation

Install update from vendor's website.

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