CVE-2021-39361
MEDIUMGNOME evolution-rss < 0.3.96 - Improper Certificate Validation
Title source: llmDescription
In GNOME evolution-rss through 0.3.96, network-soup.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 (2)
Core 2
Core References
Vendor Advisory x_refsource_misc
https://blogs.gnome.org/mcatanzaro/2021/05/25/reminder-soupsessionsync-and-soupsessionasync-default-to-no-tls-certificate-verification/
Issue Tracking, Vendor Advisory x_refsource_misc
https://gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/evolution-rss/-/issues/11
Scores
CVSS v3
5.9
EPSS
0.0011
EPSS Percentile
28.4%
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 (1)
gnome/evolution-rss
< 0.3.96
Published
Aug 22, 2021
Tracked Since
Feb 18, 2026