Vulnerability identifier: #VU46730

Vulnerability risk: Medium

CVSSv3.1: 5.2 [CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]

CVE-ID: CVE-2020-24661

CWE-ID: CWE-295

Exploitation vector: Network

Exploit availability: No

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote non-authenticated attacker to gain access to sensitive information.

GNOME Geary before 3.36.3 mishandles pinned TLS certificate verification for IMAP and SMTP services using invalid TLS certificates (e.g., self-signed certificates) when the client system is not configured to use a system-provided PKCS#11 store. This allows a meddler in the middle to present a different invalid certificate to intercept incoming and outgoing mail.

Mitigation
Install update from vendor's website.

External links
http://gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/geary/-/issues/866
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/G7OTYTGND6EFOKNQJWCHKKXKSN7SM73Y/
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/NS6CSTOBVO5HSAR3X5CT6DS6QDHXDB26/

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Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote non-authenticated attacker via the Internet.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.