CVE-2015-7298 Security feature bypass in n/a
Attackers can intercept traffic via MITM attacks due to improper SSL error handling in the ownCloud Desktop Client.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- Available
What is CVE-2015-7298?
CVE-2015-7298 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Qt Qt, published on 26 Oct 2015. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
ownCloud Desktop Client before 2.0.1, when compiled with a Qt release after 5.3.x, does not call QNetworkReply::ignoreSslErrors with the list of errors to be ignored, which makes it easier for remote attackers to conduct man-in-the-middle (MITM) attacks by leveraging a server using a self-signed certificate. NOTE: this vulnerability exists because of a partial CVE-2015-4456 regression.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2015-7298?
It affects 2 products.
Products include Owncloud Owncloud Desktop Client, Qt Qt.
How do I fix CVE-2015-7298?
Upgrade to a fixed version.
Is CVE-2015-7298 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2015-7298 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Qt Qt
Sources
Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2015-7298, GHSA-r285-rhx6-98jv.