CVE-2013-1799: canonical ubuntu_linux Cryptographic Issues

Vulnerability summary

CVE-2013-1799 is a medium (CVSS 4.3) Cryptographic Issues vulnerability in canonical ubuntu_linux. EPSS estimates a 1.03% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 63% of scored vulnerabilities.

Timeline

1. 28-03-2013
   PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
2. 06-08-2024
   Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

Gnome Online Accounts (GOA) 3.6.x before 3.6.3 and 3.7.x before 3.7.91, does not properly validate SSL certificates when creating accounts for providers who use the libsoup library, which allows man-in-the-middle attackers to obtain sensitive information such as credentials by sniffing the network. NOTE: this issue exists because of an incomplete fix for CVE-2013-0240.

• CWE-310Cryptographic IssuesWeaknesses in this category are related to the design and implementation of data confidentiality and integrity. Frequently these deal with the use of encoding techniques, encryption libraries, and hashing algorithms. The weaknesses in this category could lead to a degradation of the quality data if they are not addressed.