CVE-2013-0308
The imap-send command in GIT before 1.8.1.4 does not verify that the server hostname matches a domain name in the subject's Common Name (CN) or subjectAltName field of the X.509 certificate, which allows man-in-the-middle attackers to spoof SSL servers…
Does this matter?
Lower severity and a low EPSS score (1.66%). Track it; it rarely justifies an emergency change on its own.
Description
The imap-send command in GIT before 1.8.1.4 does not verify that the server hostname matches a domain name in the subject's Common Name (CN) or subjectAltName field of the X.509 certificate, which allows man-in-the-middle attackers to spoof SSL servers via an arbitrary valid certificate.
- CVSS 2.0
- 4.3 MEDIUMAV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N
- EPSS
- 1.66% probability · 75th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-20
- Affected
- git-scm/git
- Source
- secalert@redhat.com
References
- http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=701586
- http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2013/Sep/msg00007.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2013-03/msg00005.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2013-03/msg00007.html
- http://marc.info/?l=git&m=136134619013145&w=2
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-0589.html
- http://secunia.com/advisories/52361Vendor Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/52443Vendor Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/52467Vendor Advisory
- http://support.apple.com/kb/HT5937
- http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/bulletinapr2015-2511959.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/58148
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1028205
- https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=804730
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=909977
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/82329
- https://raw.github.com/git/git/master/Documentation/RelNotes/1.8.1.4.txt
- http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=701586
- http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2013/Sep/msg00007.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2013-03/msg00005.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2013-03/msg00007.html
- http://marc.info/?l=git&m=136134619013145&w=2
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-0589.html
- http://secunia.com/advisories/52361Vendor Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/52443Vendor Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/52467Vendor Advisory
- http://support.apple.com/kb/HT5937
- http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/bulletinapr2015-2511959.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/58148
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1028205
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.