USN-4872-1

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    USN-4872-1

    Published: 15 Mar 2021Last Modified: 10 Feb 2026

    Summary: axel vulnerability

    Details: It was discovered that Axel did not properly verify the certificates for hostnames. An attacker could use this vulnerability to impersonate another server and obtain sensitive information.

    References: https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-4872-1, https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2020-13614

    Affected packages

    Package

    Name: axel

    Purl: pkg:deb/ubuntu/[email protected]~esm1?arch=source&distro=esm-apps/bionic

    Affected ranges

    Type: ECOSYSTEM

    Events:

    Introduced- 0
    Fixed -2.16.1-1ubuntu0.1~esm1

    Affected versions

    2.13.1-1

    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
    USN-4872-1 | CVE-DB