CVE-2011-1428

Public Exploit

Description

Wee Enhanced Environment for Chat (aka WeeChat) 0.3.4 and earlier does not properly verify that the server hostname matches the domain name of the subject of an X.509 certificate, which allows man-in-the-middle attackers to spoof an SSL chat server via an arbitrary certificate, related to incorrect use of the GnuTLS API.

Category

5.8
CVSS
Severity: Medium
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 0.13%
Vendor Advisory secunia.com
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
http://savannah.nongnu.org/patch/index.php?7459 patch exploit
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/46612 vdb entry
http://git.savannah.gnu.org/gitweb/?p=weechat.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=c265cad1c95b84abfd4e8d861f25926ef13b5d91
http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/fulldisclosure/2011-02/0671.html mailing list exploit
http://secunia.com/advisories/43543 third party advisory vendor advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2011-1428?
CVE-2011-1428 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2011-1428?
To fix CVE-2011-1428, 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-2011-1428 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2011-1428 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. 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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