CVE-2021-39358 - log back

CVE-2021-39358 edited at 02 Nov 2021 20:22:17
Description
- In GNOME libgfbgraph through 0.2.4, gfbgraph-photo.c does not enable TLS certificate verification on the SoupSessionSync objects it creates, leaving users vulnerable to network MITM attacks. NOTE: this is similar to CVE-2016-20011.
+ In GNOME libgfbgraph before version 0.2.5, gfbgraph-photo.c does not enable TLS certificate verification on the SoupSessionSync objects it creates, leaving users vulnerable to network man-in-the-middle attacks. NOTE: this is similar to CVE-2016-20011.
References
https://gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/libgfbgraph/-/issues/17
https://blogs.gnome.org/mcatanzaro/2021/05/25/reminder-soupsessionsync-and-soupsessionasync-default-to-no-tls-certificate-verification/
+ https://gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/libgfbgraph/-/merge_requests/5
+ https://gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/libgfbgraph/-/commit/4d722b8e89b5ecaf68cb6dd918fd48afd45ba884
CVE-2021-39358 created at 23 Aug 2021 10:48:38
Severity
+ High
Remote
+ Remote
Type
+ Man-in-the-middle
Description
+ In GNOME libgfbgraph through 0.2.4, gfbgraph-photo.c does not enable TLS certificate verification on the SoupSessionSync objects it creates, leaving users vulnerable to network MITM attacks. NOTE: this is similar to CVE-2016-20011.
References
+ https://gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/libgfbgraph/-/issues/17
+ https://blogs.gnome.org/mcatanzaro/2021/05/25/reminder-soupsessionsync-and-soupsessionasync-default-to-no-tls-certificate-verification/
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