CVE-2021-39361 Security feature bypass in n/a
Attackers can intercept and modify RSS feed data via MITM attacks because TLS certificate verification is disabled in GNOME Evolution RSS.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2021-39361?
CVE-2021-39361 is a medium-severity vulnerability in n/a, published on 22 Aug 2021. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
In GNOME evolution-rss through 0.3.96, network-soup.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.
Weakness: CWE-295
Which versions are affected by CVE-2021-39361?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Gnome Evolution-Rss.
How do I fix CVE-2021-39361?
No fix has been published for CVE-2021-39361 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2021-39361 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2021-39361 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2021-39361, GHSA-hcvp-gmj3-5g5v, UBUNTU-CVE-2021-39361.