GNOME libgdata 0.10.1/0.11.0 SSL Certificate input validation

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability classified as critical has been found in GNOME libgdata 0.10.1/0.11.0. The impacted element is an unknown function of the component SSL Certificate. Performing a manipulation results in input validation. This vulnerability was named CVE-2012-1177. There is no available exploit. It is recommended to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as critical has been found in GNOME libgdata 0.10.1/0.11.0. This affects some unknown processing of the component SSL Certificate. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a input validation vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-20. The product receives input or data, but it does not validate or incorrectly validates that the input has the properties that are required to process the data safely and correctly. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

libgdata before 0.10.2 and 0.11.x before 0.11.1 does not validate SSL certificates, which allows remote attackers to obtain user names and passwords via a man-in-the-middle (MITM) attack with a spoofed certificate.

The weakness was presented 08/26/2012 as Bug 752088 as not defined bug report (Bugzilla). The advisory is shared at bugzilla.novell.com. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2012-1177 since 02/14/2012. The exploitability is told to be difficult. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. No form of authentication is needed for exploitation. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 74676 (openSUSE Security Update : libgdata (openSUSE-SU-2012:0862-1)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family SuSE Local Security Checks.

Upgrading to version 0.11.0 eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (74043), Tenable (74676), SecurityFocus (BID 52504†), Secunia (SA50432†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-36074†). If you want to get the best quality for vulnerability data then you always have to consider VulDB.

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Class: Input validation
CWE: CWE-20
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Nessus ID: 74676
Nessus Name: openSUSE Security Update : libgdata (openSUSE-SU-2012:0862-1)
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OpenVAS ID: 831701
OpenVAS Name: Mandriva Update for libgdata MDVSA-2012:111 (libgdata)
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Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: libgdata 0.11.0
Patch: git.gnome.org

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02/14/2012 🔍
03/13/2012 +28 days 🔍
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08/26/2012 +166 days 🔍
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09/05/2012 +7 days 🔍
06/13/2014 +646 days 🔍
03/23/2015 +283 days 🔍
12/12/2021 +2456 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: gnome.org

Advisory: Bug 752088
Status: Not defined
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CVE: CVE-2012-1177 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2012-1177
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-61893

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X-Force: 74043
SecurityFocus: 52504 - libgdata SSL Certificate Validation Security Bypass Vulnerability
Secunia: 50432 - Ubuntu update for libgdata, Less Critical
Vulnerability Center: 36074 - Libgdata Before 0.10.2 and 0.11.x Before 0.11.1 Remote Information Disclosure Vulnerability, Medium

Entryinfo

Created: 03/23/2015 16:50
Updated: 12/12/2021 14:55
Changes: 03/23/2015 16:50 (64), 04/16/2017 11:38 (13), 12/12/2021 14:51 (3), 12/12/2021 14:55 (1)
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