CVE-2013-0240 Weak cryptography in n/a

What is CVE-2013-0240?

CVE-2013-0240 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Canonical Ubuntu Linux, published on 28 Mar 2013. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.

Official description

Gnome Online Accounts (GOA) 3.4.x, 3.6.x before 3.6.3, and 3.7.x before 3.7.5, does not properly validate SSL certificates when creating accounts such as Windows Live and Facebook accounts, which allows man-in-the-middle attackers to obtain sensitive information such as credentials by sniffing the network.

Weakness: CWE-310

Which versions are affected by CVE-2013-0240?

It affects 2 products.

Products include Canonical Ubuntu Linux, Gnome Gnome Online Accounts.

How do I fix CVE-2013-0240?

Upgrade to a fixed version.

Is CVE-2013-0240 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2013-0240 in the wild and no public exploit code.

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All Canonical Ubuntu Linux vulnerabilities

Sources

• CVE record
• NVD
• OSV
• GitHub advisory
• How this page is made

Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2013-0240, GHSA-8224-8w2m-q535.