Wee Enhanced Environment for Chat (aka WeeChat) 0.3.4 and earlier does not properly verify that the server hostname matches the domain name of the subject of an X.509 certificate, which allows man-in-the-middle attackers to spoof an SSL chat server via an arbitrary certificate, related to incorrect use of the GnuTLS API.
Published 2011-03-16 22:55:05
Updated 2011-03-22 04:00:00
Source MITRE
View at NVD,   CVE.org
Vulnerability category: Input validation

Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2011-1428

Probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days: 0.14%

Percentile, the proportion of vulnerabilities that are scored at or less: ~ 49 % EPSS Score History EPSS FAQ

CVSS scores for CVE-2011-1428

Base Score Base Severity CVSS Vector Exploitability Score Impact Score Score Source
5.8
MEDIUM AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:N
8.6
4.9
NIST

CWE ids for CVE-2011-1428

  • The product receives input or data, but it does not validate or incorrectly validates that the input has the properties that are required to process the data safely and correctly.
    Assigned by: nvd@nist.gov (Primary)

References for CVE-2011-1428

Products affected by CVE-2011-1428

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