Improper Certificate Validation Affecting twisted package, versions <16.0.0-1ubuntu0.4


Severity

Recommended
low

Based on Ubuntu security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.38% (73rd percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-UBUNTU1604-TWISTED-560803
  • published16 Jun 2019
  • disclosed16 Jun 2019

Introduced: 16 Jun 2019

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

How to fix?

Upgrade Ubuntu:16.04 twisted to version 16.0.0-1ubuntu0.4 or higher.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream twisted package and not the twisted package as distributed by Ubuntu. See How to fix? for Ubuntu:16.04 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.