CVE-2020-24661
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CVE-2020-24661 is a medium-severity vulnerability rated 5.9/10 on the CVSS scale. GNOME Geary before 3.36.3 mishandles pinned TLS certificate verification for IMAP and SMTP services using invalid TLS certificates (e.g., self-signed certificates) when the client system is not configured to use a system-provided PKCS#11 store. This allows a meddler in the middle to present a different invalid certificate to intercept incoming and outgoing mail.. EPSS estimates a 0.92% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.
Description
GNOME Geary before 3.36.3 mishandles pinned TLS certificate verification for IMAP and SMTP services using invalid TLS certificates (e.g., self-signed certificates) when the client system is not configured to use a system-provided PKCS#11 store. This allows a meddler in the middle to present a different invalid certificate to intercept incoming and outgoing mail.
Metrics
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
Weakness Enumeration
Affected Software
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Gnome | Geary | < 3.36.3 |
| Fedoraproject | Fedora | 31 |
| Fedoraproject | Fedora | 32 |
References
- https://gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/geary/-/issues/866Exploit, Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory
- https://gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/geary/-/issues/866Exploit, Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory
Timeline
- Published
- Last Modified
- Status
- Modified
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