CVE-2020-13645

glib-networking: GTlsClientConnection silently ignores unset server identity

Published May 28, 2020 CVSS 3.1 · 6.5 Medium EPSS 2.0% KEV · Not listed
Description
In GNOME glib-networking through 2.64.2, the implementation of GTlsClientConnection skips hostname verification of the server's TLS certificate if the application fails to specify the expected server identity. This is in contrast to its intended documented behavior, to fail the certificate verification. Applications that fail to provide the server identity, including Balsa before 2.5.11 and 2.6.x before 2.6.1, accept a TLS certificate if the certificate is valid for any host.

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Advisories

Source ID Title
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2020-5887 In GNOME glib-networking through 2.64.2, the implementation of GTlsClientConnection skips hostname verification of the server's TLS certificate if the application fails to specify the expected server identity. This is in contrast to its intended documented behavior, to fail the certificate verification. Applications that fail to provide the server identity, including Balsa before 2.5.11 and 2.6.x before 2.6.1, accept a TLS certificate if the certificate is valid for any host.
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-4405-1 GLib Networking vulnerability
History
Type Values Removed Values Added
Metrics epss

{'score': 0.00213}

epss

{'score': 0.00498}

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Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
mitre
Published
Updated
Aug 4, 2024, 12:25 PM
Reserved
May 28, 2020, 12:00 AM
Status
Modified
Published
May 28, 2020, 12:15 PM
Modified
Jun 17, 2026, 2:53 AM
Severity
Moderate
Public date
May 4, 2020, 12:00 AM