Improper Certificate Validation Affecting python-twisted package, versions *


Severity

Recommended
low

Based on Red Hat Enterprise Linux security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.38% (73rd percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-RHEL7-PYTHONTWISTED-5008276
  • published26 Jul 2021
  • disclosed9 Jul 2019

Introduced: 9 Jul 2019

CVE-2019-12855  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-295  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

There is no fixed version for RHEL:7 python-twisted.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream python-twisted package and not the python-twisted package as distributed by RHEL. See How to fix? for RHEL:7 relevant fixed versions and status.

In words.protocols.jabber.xmlstream in Twisted through 19.2.1, XMPP support did not verify certificates when used with TLS, allowing an attacker to MITM connections.