Improper Certificate Validation Affecting nbdkit/libnbd package, versions [,1.18.5) [1.20.0,1.20.2) [1.21.0,1.21.1)


Severity

Recommended
0.0
high
0
10

CVSS assessment made by Snyk's Security Team

    Threat Intelligence

    EPSS
    0.04% (12th percentile)

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  • Snyk ID SNYK-UNMANAGED-NBDKITLIBNBD-7641073
  • published 6 Aug 2024
  • disclosed 5 Aug 2024
  • credit Unknown

How to fix?

Upgrade nbdkit/libnbd to version 1.18.5, 1.20.2, 1.21.1 or higher.

Overview

Affected versions of this package are vulnerable to Improper Certificate Validation due to improper validation of the server's certificate during TLS connections. An attacker can intercept and manipulate the traffic by positioning themselves as a man-in-the-middle.

CVSS Scores

version 4.0
version 3.1
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Snyk

Recommended
8.2 high
  • Attack Vector (AV)
    Network
  • Attack Complexity (AC)
    High
  • Attack Requirements (AT)
    Present
  • Privileges Required (PR)
    None
  • User Interaction (UI)
    None
  • Confidentiality (VC)
    High
  • Integrity (VI)
    None
  • Availability (VA)
    None
  • Confidentiality (SC)
    None
  • Integrity (SI)
    None
  • Availability (SA)
    None