CVE-2019-3890

Description

It was discovered evolution-ews before 3.31.3 does not check the validity of SSL certificates. An attacker could abuse this flaw to get confidential information by tricking the user into connecting to a fake server without the user noticing the difference.

Category

8.1
CVSS
Severity: High
CVSS 3.0 •
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 0.31%
Vendor Advisory redhat.com
Affected: The Gnome Project evolution-ews
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2019-3890 issue tracking third party advisory
https://gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/evolution-ews/issues/27 issue tracking third party advisory
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:3699 vendor advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2019-3890?
CVE-2019-3890 has been scored as a high severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2019-3890?
To fix CVE-2019-3890, 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-2019-3890 being actively exploited in the wild?
As for now, there are no information to confirm that CVE-2019-3890 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.
What software or system is affected by CVE-2019-3890?
CVE-2019-3890 affects The Gnome Project evolution-ews.
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