CVE-2015-7542 Weak cryptography in libgwenhywfar
Outdated bundled CA certificates in libgwenhywfar allow attackers to bypass TLS validation, potentially enabling man-in-the-middle attacks.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- Available
What is CVE-2015-7542?
CVE-2015-7542 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Debian Debian Linux, published on 3 Dec 2019. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
A vulnerability exists in libgwenhywfar through 4.12.0 due to the usage of outdated bundled CA certificates.
Weakness: CWE-319
Which versions are affected by CVE-2015-7542?
It affects 3 products.
Linux distribution packages (6)
gwenhywfar SUSE:Linux Enterprise Desktop 12 SP2 | All versions | 4.9.0beta-3.3.1 |
gwenhywfar SUSE:Linux Enterprise Desktop 12 SP3 | All versions | 4.9.0beta-3.3.1 |
gwenhywfar SUSE:Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 12 SP2 | All versions | 4.9.0beta-3.3.1 |
gwenhywfar SUSE:Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 12 SP3 | All versions | 4.9.0beta-3.3.1 |
gwenhywfar SUSE:Linux Enterprise Workstation Extension 12 SP2 | All versions | 4.9.0beta-3.3.1 |
gwenhywfar SUSE:Linux Enterprise Workstation Extension 12 SP3 | All versions | 4.9.0beta-3.3.1 |
Products include Aquamaniac Gwenhywfar, Debian Debian Linux, Opensuse Leap.
How do I fix CVE-2015-7542?
Upgrade to a fixed version.
Is CVE-2015-7542 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2015-7542 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2015-7542, DLA-469-1, GHSA-m7m3-h648-r6cc, SUSE-SU-2018:0072-1.