CVE-2007-6746

Description

telepathy-idle before 0.1.15 does not verify (1) that the issuer is a trusted CA, (2) that the server hostname matches a domain name in the subject's Common Name (CN), or (3) the expiration date of the X.509 certificate, which allows man-in-the-middle attackers to spoof SSL servers via an arbitrary valid certificate.

Category

5.8
CVSS
Severity: Medium
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 0.25%
Vendor Advisory opensuse.org Vendor Advisory fedoraproject.org Vendor Advisory ubuntu.com Vendor Advisory secunia.com
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2013-06/msg00052.html vendor advisory
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2013-May/104397.html vendor advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/59474 vdb entry
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1821-1 vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/53361 third party advisory vendor advisory
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2013/04/24/5 mailing list
https://bugs.freedesktop.org/show_bug.cgi?id=63810

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2007-6746?
CVE-2007-6746 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2007-6746?
To fix CVE-2007-6746, 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-2007-6746 being actively exploited in the wild?
As for now, there are no information to confirm that CVE-2007-6746 is being actively exploited. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~0% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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