CVE-2019-3890: gnome evolution-ews Improper Certificate Validation
CVSS: 8.1v3.0HighModified
AliasesRHSA-2019:3699UBUNTU-CVE-2019-3890DEBIAN-CVE-2019-3890
Published 01-08-2019Last modified 04-08-2024
Vulnerability summary
CVE-2019-3890 is a high (CVSS 8.1) Improper Certificate Validation vulnerability in gnome evolution-ews. EPSS estimates a 0.99% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 61.9% of scored vulnerabilities.
CVSS score
8.1/10
010
High · v3.0 (CVE.org)EPSS score
0.99%
0%100%
Low · 0.00 pp in 30 daysKEVNot listedIn no KEV catalog
RansomwareNone recordedNo known use recorded
Public exploits0No public exploits recorded
Advisory lineage
Upstream 0 · Downstream 1Timeline
- 01-08-2019PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
- 04-08-2024Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.
Description
It was discovered evolution-ews before 3.31.3 does not check the validity of SSL certificates. An attacker could abuse this flaw to get confidential information by tricking the user into connecting to a fake server without the user noticing the difference.
CVSS metrics
6 scores · 5 sources · 2 versionsHigh 8.1Preferred score · CVE.org (CNA)
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:NSourcesAll 5 agree
- OSV · Red hatEcosystem advisory · calculated8.1HighCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N
- OSV · UbuntuEcosystem advisory · calculated8.1HighCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N
- OSV · DebianEcosystem advisory · calculated8.1HighCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N
- NVDNIST8.1HighCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N
Medium 5.8Preferred score · NVD (NIST)
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:NSourcesSingle source
EPSS trend
Probability
0.99%
Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days
Percentile
62%
Versus all other CVEs
30-day change
0.00 pp
From 0.99% on 19-09-2026
19-09-202619-10-2026
EPSS score0.99%
Known exploited
Compare KEV catalogsNot in any of the 3 tracked catalogs.
Public exploits
0 foundNo public exploits indexed.
Weaknesses
CWE · root causeAffected systems
Redhat26 products
- enterprise_linuxEOL7.0 | 8.0
- evolution< 0:3.28.5-9.el8
- evolution-bogofilter< 0:3.28.5-9.el8
- evolution-bogofilter-debuginfo< 0:3.28.5-9.el8
- evolution-data-server< 0:3.28.5-11.el8
Debian1 product
- evolution-ews< 3.30.5-1.1
Gnome1 product
- evolution-ews< 3.31.3
The gnome project1 product
- evolution-ews3.31.3
Ubuntu1 product
- evolution-ewsAll versions (No fix recorded)
5 vendors · 30 products
References
16 links- bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2019-3890X Refsource CONFIRMIssue TrackingThird Party Advisory
