CVE-2021-39358
MEDIUMlibgfbgraph < 0.2.4 - Improper Certificate Validation in SoupSessionSync
Title source: llmDescription
In GNOME libgfbgraph through 0.2.4, gfbgraph-photo.c does not enable TLS certificate verification on the SoupSessionSync objects it creates, leaving users vulnerable to network MITM attacks. NOTE: this is similar to CVE-2016-20011.
References (5)
Core 5
Core References
Issue Tracking, Vendor Advisory x_refsource_misc
https://gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/libgfbgraph/-/issues/17
Vendor Advisory x_refsource_misc
https://blogs.gnome.org/mcatanzaro/2021/05/25/reminder-soupsessionsync-and-soupsessionasync-default-to-no-tls-certificate-verification/
Mailing List, Third Party Advisory vendor-advisory
x_refsource_fedora
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/UYI47UX6S5PAOWVWQ2KID64MCTXTH7SE/
Mailing List, Third Party Advisory vendor-advisory
x_refsource_fedora
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/GRCVZUNPTNFQQQCEZVP7RYY6OKHPDBC5/
Mailing List, Third Party Advisory vendor-advisory
x_refsource_fedora
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/WXXAF56BYLSES4UCLXKFCODZXTNAZ2G6/
Scores
CVSS v3
5.9
EPSS
0.0022
EPSS Percentile
44.4%
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 (4)
fedoraproject/fedora
33
fedoraproject/fedora
34
fedoraproject/fedora
35
gnome/libgfbgraph
< 0.2.4
Published
Aug 22, 2021
Tracked Since
Feb 18, 2026