Vulnerability in GNOME Evolution-Ews
CVE-2019-3890
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.
Vulnerability class: Improper Certificate Validation
Published · last modified .
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 8.1 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.010 (62.0th percentile), scored .
Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 62nd percentile — 62.0% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.010 · newest: 0.010 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- GNOME Evolution-Ews
- The GNOME Project Evolution-Ews — versions 3.31.3
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux — versions 7.0, 8.0
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi (Third Party Advisory, Issue Tracking)
- gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/evolution-ews/issues/27 (Third Party Advisory, Issue Tracking)
- access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:3699 (vendor-advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2019-3890?
- CVE-2019-3890 is a high-severity vulnerability in GNOME Evolution-Ews, classified under Improper Certificate Validation. CVSS score: 8.1/10. Published 2019-08-01.
- How severe is CVE-2019-3890?
- High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.1 out of 10.