CVE-2013-0240

Description

Gnome Online Accounts (GOA) 3.4.x, 3.6.x before 3.6.3, and 3.7.x before 3.7.5, does not properly validate SSL certificates when creating accounts such as Windows Live and Facebook accounts, which allows man-in-the-middle attackers to obtain sensitive information such as credentials by sniffing the network.

Category

4.3
CVSS
Severity: Medium
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 0.48%
Vendor Advisory ubuntu.com Vendor Advisory opensuse.org Vendor Advisory secunia.com Vendor Advisory secunia.com
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
https://git.gnome.org/browse/gnome-online-accounts/commit/?id=edde7c63326242a60a075341d3fea0be0bc4d80e
http://secunia.com/advisories/51976 third party advisory vendor advisory
https://git.gnome.org/browse/gnome-online-accounts/commit/?id=bc10fdb68f75f8be84eb698ada08743b9c7c248f
https://mail.gnome.org/archives/gnome-announce-list/2013-March/msg00007.html mailing list
http://ubuntu.com/usn/usn-1779-1 vendor advisory
https://git.gnome.org/browse/gnome-online-accounts/commit/?h=gnome-3-6&id=ecad8142e9ac519b9fc74b96dcb5531052bbffe1
http://secunia.com/advisories/52791 third party advisory vendor advisory
https://bugzilla.gnome.org/show_bug.cgi?id=693214
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=894352
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2013-02/msg00046.html vendor advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2013-0240?
CVE-2013-0240 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2013-0240?
To fix CVE-2013-0240, 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-2013-0240 being actively exploited in the wild?
As for now, there are no information to confirm that CVE-2013-0240 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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