#VU30974 Improper Certificate Validation in evolution-ews


Published: 2019-08-01 | Updated: 2020-07-17

Vulnerability identifier: #VU30974

Vulnerability risk: High

CVSSv3.1: 7.1 [CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]

CVE-ID: CVE-2019-3890

CWE-ID: CWE-295

Exploitation vector: Network

Exploit availability: No

Vulnerable software:
evolution-ews
/

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.

Mitigation
Install update from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

evolution-ews: 3.31.1 - 3.31.2


External links
http://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:3699
http://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2019-3890
http://gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/evolution-ews/issues/27


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.


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