CVE-2013-0240
Description
Gnome Online Accounts (GOA) 3.4.x, 3.6.x before 3.6.3, and 3.7.x before 3.7.5, does not properly validate SSL certificates when creating accounts such as Windows Live and Facebook accounts, which allows man-in-the-middle attackers to obtain sensitive information such as credentials by sniffing the network.
Predictions
Heuristic predictions, AS-IS, for prioritization only.
Mitigations
No mitigations published for this CVE yet.
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OS impact
| OS | Version | Status | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| debian | bookworm | fixed | 3.4.2-2 |
| debian | bullseye | fixed | 3.4.2-2 |
| debian | forky | fixed | 3.4.2-2 |
| debian | sid | fixed | 3.4.2-2 |
| debian | trixie | fixed | 3.4.2-2 |
| ubuntu | 11.10 | affected | |
| ubuntu | 12.04 | affected | |
| ubuntu | 12.10 | affected | |
Application impact
| Vendor | Product | Versions | Fixed |
|---|---|---|---|
| gnome | gnome_online_accounts | 3.4.0 | |
| gnome | gnome_online_accounts | 3.4.1 | |
| gnome | gnome_online_accounts | 3.6.0 | |
| gnome | gnome_online_accounts | 3.6.1 | |
| gnome | gnome_online_accounts | 3.6.2 | |
| gnome | gnome_online_accounts | 3.7.1 | |
| gnome | gnome_online_accounts | 3.7.2 | |
| gnome | gnome_online_accounts | 3.7.3 | |
| gnome | gnome_online_accounts | 3.7.4 | |
References
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2013-02/msg00046.html
- http://secunia.com/advisories/51976
- http://secunia.com/advisories/52791
- http://ubuntu.com/usn/usn-1779-1
- https://bugzilla.gnome.org/show_bug.cgi?id=693214
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=894352
- https://git.gnome.org/browse/gnome-online-accounts/commit/?h=gnome-3-6&id=ecad8142e9ac519b9fc74b96dcb5531052bbffe1
- https://git.gnome.org/browse/gnome-online-accounts/commit/?id=bc10fdb68f75f8be84eb698ada08743b9c7c248f
- https://git.gnome.org/browse/gnome-online-accounts/commit/?id=edde7c63326242a60a075341d3fea0be0bc4d80e
- https://mail.gnome.org/archives/gnome-announce-list/2013-March/msg00007.html
- https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2013-0240
CWEs
CWE-310
Community-verified mitigations for this CVE will appear above when contributors publish them.
Verify integrity in audit chain (admin only). AS-IS.