4.3
MEDIUM
CVE-2013-0240
Gnome Online Accounts SSL Certificate Validation Failure
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.

INFO

Published Date :

April 2, 2013, 3:22 a.m.

Last Modified :

Nov. 21, 2024, 1:47 a.m.

Source :

secalert@redhat.com

Remotely Exploitable :

Yes !

Impact Score :

2.9

Exploitability Score :

8.6
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2013-0240 vulnerability. Even if cvefeed.io is aware of the exact versions of the products that are affected, the information is not represented in the table below.

ID Vendor Product Action
1 Canonical ubuntu_linux
1 Gnome gnome_online_accounts
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Here, you will find a curated list of external links that provide in-depth information, practical solutions, and valuable tools related to CVE-2013-0240.

URL Resource
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2013-02/msg00046.html
http://secunia.com/advisories/51976 Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/52791 Vendor Advisory
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
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2013-02/msg00046.html
http://secunia.com/advisories/51976 Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/52791 Vendor Advisory
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

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  • CVE Modified by af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

    Nov. 21, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2013-02/msg00046.html
    Added Reference http://secunia.com/advisories/51976
    Added Reference http://secunia.com/advisories/52791
    Added Reference http://ubuntu.com/usn/usn-1779-1
    Added Reference https://bugzilla.gnome.org/show_bug.cgi?id=693214
    Added Reference https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=894352
    Added Reference https://git.gnome.org/browse/gnome-online-accounts/commit/?h=gnome-3-6&id=ecad8142e9ac519b9fc74b96dcb5531052bbffe1
    Added Reference https://git.gnome.org/browse/gnome-online-accounts/commit/?id=bc10fdb68f75f8be84eb698ada08743b9c7c248f
    Added Reference https://git.gnome.org/browse/gnome-online-accounts/commit/?id=edde7c63326242a60a075341d3fea0be0bc4d80e
    Added Reference https://mail.gnome.org/archives/gnome-announce-list/2013-March/msg00007.html
  • CVE Modified by secalert@redhat.com

    May. 14, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
  • Initial Analysis by nvd@nist.gov

    Apr. 02, 2013

    Action Type Old Value New Value
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days. Following chart shows the EPSS score history of the vulnerability.
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration

While CVE identifies specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2013-0240 is associated with the following CWEs:

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC) stores attack patterns, which are descriptions of the common attributes and approaches employed by adversaries to exploit the CVE-2013-0240 weaknesses.

Exploit Prediction

EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.

0.48 }} -0.42%

score

0.62087

percentile

CVSS2 - Vulnerability Scoring System
Access Vector
Access Complexity
Authentication
Confidentiality
Integrity
Availability