Vulnerability in GNOME Grilo
CVE-2021-39365
In GNOME grilo though 0.3.13, grl-net-wc.c does not enable TLS certificate verification on the SoupSessionAsync objects it creates, leaving users vulnerable to network MITM attacks. NOTE: this is similar to CVE-2016-20011.
Vulnerability class: Improper Certificate Validation
Published · last modified .
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.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.009 (57.1th percentile), scored .
Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 57th percentile — 57.1% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.009 · newest: 0.009 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- GNOME Grilo
- Debian Linux — versions 9.0, 10.0, 11.0
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- blogs.gnome.org/mcatanzaro/2021/05/25/reminder-soupsessionsync-and-soupsessiona… (Vendor Advisory)
- gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/grilo/-/issues/146 (Patch, Issue Tracking, Vendor Advisory)
- www.debian.org/security/2021/dsa-4964 (vendor-advisory, Third Party Advisory)
- lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2021/09/msg00010.html (mailing-list, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2021-39365?
- CVE-2021-39365 is a medium-severity vulnerability in GNOME Grilo, classified under Improper Certificate Validation. CVSS score: 5.9/10. Published 2021-08-22.
- How severe is CVE-2021-39365?
- Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.9 out of 10.
- Is CVE-2021-39365 known to be exploited?
- 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.