Description
An issue was discovered in ssl.c in Axel before 2.17.8. The TLS implementation lacks hostname verification.
References (6)
Core 6
Core References
Exploit, Third Party Advisory x_refsource_misc
https://github.com/axel-download-accelerator/axel/issues/262
Release Notes, Third Party Advisory x_refsource_misc
https://github.com/axel-download-accelerator/axel/releases/tag/v2.17.8
Mailing List, Third Party Advisory vendor-advisory
x_refsource_suse
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-06/msg00006.html
Mailing List, Third Party Advisory vendor-advisory
x_refsource_suse
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-06/msg00010.html
Mailing List, Third Party Advisory vendor-advisory
x_refsource_fedora
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/LPZUQSDGV5XDBJGHBWBHWJIBE47Q4QIB/
Mailing List, Third Party Advisory vendor-advisory
x_refsource_fedora
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/S3ECAKIZA2TGBYLUQTLGRMXUFIOGRHG3/
Scores
CVSS v3
5.9
EPSS
0.0058
EPSS Percentile
69.0%
Attack Vector
NETWORK
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
Details
CWE
CWE-295
Status
published
Products (5)
axel_project/axel
< 2.17.8
fedoraproject/fedora
33
fedoraproject/fedora
34
opensuse/backports_sle
15.0 sp1
opensuse/leap
15.1
Published
May 26, 2020
Tracked Since
Feb 18, 2026