CVE-2021-39361

Published: Aug 22, 2021Modified: Jun 17, 2026

5.9

Vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

Exploitability: 2.2 / Impact: 3.6

Source: NVD

Description

In GNOME evolution-rss through 0.3.96, network-soup.c does not enable TLS certificate verification on the SoupSessionSync objects it creates, leaving users vulnerable to network MITM attacks. NOTE: this is similar to CVE-2016-20011.

Affected (1)

Products: Gnome: Evolution Rss

Gnome

1 product

Evolution Rss

Configuration A

1 vulnerable

Vulnerable Software	Affected Versions
Gnome Evolution Rss	Up to 0.3.96

Related CWEs

CWE-295

Improper Certificate Validation

The product does not validate, or incorrectly validates, a certificate.

References (4)

https://blogs.gnome.org/mcatanzaro/2021/05/25/reminder-soupsessionsync-and-soupsessionasync-default-to-no-tls-certificate-verification/

Source: cve@mitre.org

Vendor Advisory

https://gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/evolution-rss/-/issues/11

Source: cve@mitre.org

Issue TrackingVendor Advisory

https://blogs.gnome.org/mcatanzaro/2021/05/25/reminder-soupsessionsync-and-soupsessionasync-default-to-no-tls-certificate-verification/

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

Vendor Advisory

https://gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/evolution-rss/-/issues/11

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

Issue TrackingVendor Advisory

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