CVE-2021-39365
MEDIUMGNOME grilo <= 0.3.13 - Improper Certificate Validation in SoupSessionAsync
Title source: llmDescription
In GNOME grilo though 0.3.13, grl-net-wc.c does not enable TLS certificate verification on the SoupSessionAsync objects it creates, leaving users vulnerable to network MITM attacks. NOTE: this is similar to CVE-2016-20011.
References (4)
Core 4
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, Patch, Vendor Advisory x_refsource_misc
https://gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/grilo/-/issues/146
Third Party Advisory vendor-advisory
x_refsource_debian
https://www.debian.org/security/2021/dsa-4964
Mailing List, Third Party Advisory mailing-list
x_refsource_mlist
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2021/09/msg00010.html
Scores
CVSS v3
5.9
EPSS
0.0034
EPSS Percentile
56.9%
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)
debian/debian_linux
9.0
debian/debian_linux
10.0
debian/debian_linux
11.0
gnome/grilo
< 0.3.13
Published
Aug 22, 2021
Tracked Since
Feb 18, 2026