CVE-2011-1428
Wee Enhanced Environment for Chat (aka WeeChat) 0.3.4 and earlier does not properly verify that the server hostname matches the domain name of the subject of an X.509 certificate, which allows man-in-the-middle attackers to spoof an SSL chat server via…
Does this matter?
Lower severity and a low EPSS score (1.08%). Track it; it rarely justifies an emergency change on its own.
Description
Wee Enhanced Environment for Chat (aka WeeChat) 0.3.4 and earlier does not properly verify that the server hostname matches the domain name of the subject of an X.509 certificate, which allows man-in-the-middle attackers to spoof an SSL chat server via an arbitrary certificate, related to incorrect use of the GnuTLS API.
- CVSS 2.0
- 5.8 MEDIUMAV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:N
- EPSS
- 1.08% probability · 63th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-20
- Affected
- flashtux/weechat
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
References
- http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/fulldisclosure/2011-02/0671.htmlExploit
- http://git.savannah.gnu.org/gitweb/?p=weechat.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=c265cad1c95b84abfd4e8d861f25926ef13b5d91
- http://savannah.nongnu.org/patch/index.php?7459Exploit, Patch
- http://secunia.com/advisories/43543Vendor Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/46612
- http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/fulldisclosure/2011-02/0671.htmlExploit
- http://git.savannah.gnu.org/gitweb/?p=weechat.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=c265cad1c95b84abfd4e8d861f25926ef13b5d91
- http://savannah.nongnu.org/patch/index.php?7459Exploit, Patch
- http://secunia.com/advisories/43543Vendor Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/46612
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.