GNOME Epiphany 2.28/2.29 WebKit authentication spoofing

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, was found in GNOME Epiphany 2.28/2.29. The affected element is an unknown function of the component WebKit. The manipulation results in authentication spoofing. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2010-3312. No exploit is available.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in GNOME Epiphany 2.28/2.29. It has been classified as critical. Affected is some unknown functionality of the component WebKit. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a authentication spoofing vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-290. This attack-focused weakness is caused by incorrectly implemented authentication schemes that are subject to spoofing attacks. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, and integrity. CVE summarizes:

Epiphany 2.28 and 2.29, when WebKit and LibSoup are used, unconditionally displays a closed-lock icon for any URL beginning with the https: substring, without any warning to the user, which allows man-in-the-middle attackers to spoof arbitrary https web sites via a crafted X.509 server certificate.

The weakness was published 10/14/2010 as Bug 600663 as not defined bug report (Bugzilla). The advisory is available at bugzilla.gnome.org. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2010-3312 since 09/13/2010. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. The exploitation doesn't require any form of authentication. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not available.

It is declared as proof-of-concept. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 53712 (openSUSE Security Update : epiphany (openSUSE-SU-2010:1027-1)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family SuSE Local Security Checks. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 165167 (SUSE Security Update for Multiple Packages (SUSE-SR:2010:023)).

There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (62640), Tenable (53712), Secunia (SA43068†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-28747†). Similar entries are available at VDB-50798, VDB-50797, VDB-50136 and VDB-53804. If you want to get best quality of vulnerability data, you may have to visit VulDB.

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VulDB Base Score: 6.5
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Class: Authentication spoofing
CWE: CWE-290 / CWE-287
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Status: Proof-of-Concept

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Nessus ID: 53712
Nessus Name: openSUSE Security Update : epiphany (openSUSE-SU-2010:1027-1)
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10/14/2010 +31 days 🔍
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12/22/2010 +69 days 🔍
01/25/2011 +34 days 🔍
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03/19/2015 +1414 days 🔍
09/27/2021 +2384 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: gnome.org

Advisory: Bug 600663
Status: Not defined
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CVE: CVE-2010-3312 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2010-3312
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-55050
X-Force: 62640
Secunia: 43068 - SUSE update for Multiple Packages, Highly Critical
Vulnerability Center: 28747 - Epiphany 2.28 and 2.29 Remote Spoofing Vulnerability via a Crafted X.509 Server Certificate, Medium
Vupen: ADV-2011-0212

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Entryinfo

Created: 03/19/2015 14:37
Updated: 09/27/2021 07:15
Changes: 03/19/2015 14:37 (59), 03/11/2017 09:07 (11), 09/27/2021 07:15 (3)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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