Improper Certificate Validation Affecting erlang package, versions <1:23.2.2+dfsg-1


Severity

Recommended
0.0
high
0
10

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Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.28% (69th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-DEBIANUNSTABLE-ERLANG-1061145
  • published16 Jan 2021
  • disclosed15 Jan 2021

Introduced: 15 Jan 2021

CVE-2020-35733  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-295  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Debian:unstable erlang to version 1:23.2.2+dfsg-1 or higher.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream erlang package and not the erlang package as distributed by Debian. See How to fix? for Debian:unstable relevant fixed versions and status.

An issue was discovered in Erlang/OTP before 23.2.2. The ssl application 10.2 accepts and trusts an invalid X.509 certificate chain to a trusted root Certification Authority.

CVSS Scores

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