Vulnerability in Axel Project
CVE-2020-13614
An issue was discovered in ssl.c in Axel before 2.17.8. The TLS implementation lacks hostname verification.
Vulnerability class: Improper Certificate Validation
EPSS: 0.019 (77.9th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 5.9 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N.
Affected products
- Axel_project Axel
- Fedoraproject Fedora — versions 33, 34
- Opensuse Backports_sle — versions 15.0
- Opensuse Leap — versions 15.1
- N/a — versions n/a
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- cve@mitre.org (Exploit, Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_MISC)
- cve@mitre.org (Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_MISC, Release Notes)
- cve@mitre.org (vendor-advisory, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_SUSE)
- cve@mitre.org (vendor-advisory, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_SUSE)
- cve@mitre.org (x_refsource_FEDORA, vendor-advisory)
- cve@mitre.org (x_refsource_FEDORA, vendor-advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2020-13614?
- CVE-2020-13614 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Axel Project, classified under Improper Certificate Validation. CVSS score: 5.9/10. Published 2020-05-26.
- How severe is CVE-2020-13614?
- Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.9 out of 10.
- Is CVE-2020-13614 known to be exploited?
- 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.