CVE-2021-39359
MEDIUMGNOME libgda < 6.0.0 - Improper Certificate Validation in SoupSessionSync
Title source: llmDescription
In GNOME libgda through 6.0.0, gda-web-provider.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
Mailing List, Third Party Advisory vendor-advisory
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/WLMVVIJNY5NMOT3FH36RFBWOTPVW7GME/
Mailing List, Third Party Advisory vendor-advisory
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/HRPPP47WRCAPAEJGRMEKYYJZBQCYXTLQ/
Vendor Advisory
https://blogs.gnome.org/mcatanzaro/2021/05/25/reminder-soupsessionsync-and-soupsessionasync-default-to-no-tls-certificate-verification/
Issue Tracking, Vendor Advisory
https://gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/libgda/-/issues/249
Scores
CVSS v3
5.9
EPSS
0.0016
EPSS Percentile
36.2%
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 (3)
fedoraproject/fedora
34
fedoraproject/fedora
35
gnome/libgda
< 6.0.0
Published
Aug 22, 2021
Tracked Since
Feb 18, 2026