CVE-2002-0970

Public Exploit

Description

The SSL capability for Konqueror in KDE 3.0.2 and earlier does not verify the Basic Constraints for an intermediate CA-signed certificate, which allows remote attackers to spoof the certificates of trusted sites via a man-in-the-middle attack.

7.5

CVSS

Severity: High

CVSS 2.0 •

EPSS 2.40% Top 20%

Vendor Advisory redhat.com Vendor Advisory com.br Vendor Advisory redhat.com Vendor Advisory debian.org Vendor Advisory mandrakesoft.com Vendor Advisory caldera.com Vendor Advisory securityfocus.com

Affected: n/a n/a

References

Link	Tags
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/9776	vdb entry
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2002-220.html	vendor advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/5410	patch vendor advisory vdb entry exploit
http://www.kde.org/info/security/advisory-20020818-1.txt
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=102918241005893&w=2	mailing list
http://distro.conectiva.com.br/atualizacoes/?id=a&anuncio=000519	vendor advisory
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2002-221.html	vendor advisory
http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2002-08/0170.html	mailing list
http://www.debian.org/security/2002/dsa-155	patch vendor advisory
http://www.mandrakesoft.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2002:058	vendor advisory
ftp://ftp.caldera.com/pub/security/OpenLinux/CSSA-2002-047.0.txt	vendor advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2002-0970?: CVE-2002-0970 has been scored as a high severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2002-0970?: To fix CVE-2002-0970, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2002-0970 being actively exploited in the wild?: It is possible that CVE-2002-0970 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~2% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.

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