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    CVE-2013-0240

    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.

    Published:Mar 28, 2013
    Last Modified:Apr 11, 2025
    EPS:Mar 28, 2013
    EPSS Score:0.00476
    CVSS Score:4.3

    Affected Products

    Vendor
    Canonical
    Product
    Ubuntu Linux
    Vendor
    Gnome
    Product
    Gnome Online Accounts

    Exploits

    No exploit reference

    Common Weakness Enumeration

    No CWE recorded yet

    Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

    No CAPEC recorded yet

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    References

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

    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

    Attack Vector
    Network
    Adjacent
    Local
    Physical
    Privileges Required
    None
    Low
    High
    User Interaction
    None
    Required
    Scope
    Unchanged
    Changed
    Confidentiality
    None
    Low
    High
    Integrity
    None
    Low
    High
    Availability
    None
    Low
    High