CVE-2013-0240 json
Gnome Online Accounts (GOA) 3.4.x, 3.6.x before 3.6.3, and 3.7.x before 3.7.5, does not properly validate SSL certificates when creating ac…
published 2013-03-28 13 y ago modified 2026-06-16 4 mo ago also EUVD-2013-0272
- cvss
- 4.3
- version 2.0, NVD
- cisa kev
- Not listed
- not in CISA's catalog
- epss
- 1.4%
- EPSS 1.4% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 71%
- public exploits
- 0
- none known
Summary
Gnome Online Accounts (GOA) 3.4.x, 3.6.x before 3.6.3, and 3.7.x before 3.7.5, does not properly validate SSL certificates when creating accounts such as Windows Live and Facebook accounts, which allows man-in-the-middle attackers to obtain sensitive information such as credentials by sniffing the network.
Patch / fix
- gnome-online-accounts Debian 14, Debian 13, Debian 12 3.4.2-2
debian advisories DEBIAN-CVE-2013-0240
Vendor advisories
What the vendors themselves say about their products: affected, fixed or not affected, and what to do.
red hat product security vex CVE-2013-0240 updated cvss 4.3
gnome-online-accounts: Does not check SSL certificates when creating Windows Live or Facebook accounts
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Red Hat All currently supported Red Hat productsnot affected: vulnerable code not present
Red Hat CSAF VEX © Red Hat, Inc., from https://security.access.redhat.com/data/csaf/v2/vex/; changed: reduced to product statuses and remediations. CC BY 4.0 · csaf
Exploit prediction
1.36% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 71% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-09).
CVSS scores
| assigned by | version | score | vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVD | 2.0 | 4.3 | AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N |
Classification
- Weakness
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- CWE-310 Cryptographic Issues
References
- git.gnome.org /browse/gnome-online-accounts/commit/?id=edde7c63326242a60a075341d3fea0be0bc4d80e
- git.gnome.org /browse/gnome-online-accounts/commit/?id=bc10fdb68f75f8be84eb698ada08743b9c7c248f
- git.gnome.org /browse/gnome-online-accounts/commit/?h=gnome-3-6&id=ecad8142e9ac519b9fc74b96dcb5531052bbffe1
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ubuntu.com
/usn/usn-1779-1
vendor-advisory
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lists.opensuse.org
/opensuse-updates/2013-02/msg00046.html
vendor-advisory
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secunia.com
/advisories/51976
third-party-advisory, vendor-advisory
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secunia.com
/advisories/52791
third-party-advisory, vendor-advisory
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mail.gnome.org
/archives/gnome-announce-list/2013-March/msg00007.html
mailing-list
- bugzilla.gnome.org /show_bug.cgi?id=693214
- bugzilla.redhat.com /show_bug.cgi?id=894352
Sources
- CVE List CVE-2013-0240
- NVD CVE-2013-0240
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