Unrated severityNVD Advisory· Published Apr 2, 2013· Updated Apr 29, 2026
CVE-2013-0240
CVE-2013-0240
Description
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.
Affected products
12cpe:2.3:a:gnome:gnome_online_accounts:3.4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 8 more
- cpe:2.3:a:gnome:gnome_online_accounts:3.4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:gnome:gnome_online_accounts:3.4.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:gnome:gnome_online_accounts:3.6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:gnome:gnome_online_accounts:3.6.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:gnome:gnome_online_accounts:3.6.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:gnome:gnome_online_accounts:3.7.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:gnome:gnome_online_accounts:3.7.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:gnome:gnome_online_accounts:3.7.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:gnome:gnome_online_accounts:3.7.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:11.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 2 more
- cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:11.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:12.04:-:lts:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:12.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Patches
0No patches discovered yet.
Vulnerability mechanics
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References
10- secunia.com/advisories/51976nvdVendor Advisory
- secunia.com/advisories/52791nvdVendor Advisory
- lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2013-02/msg00046.htmlnvd
- ubuntu.com/usn/usn-1779-1nvd
- bugzilla.gnome.org/show_bug.cginvd
- bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cginvd
- git.gnome.org/browse/gnome-online-accounts/commit/nvd
- git.gnome.org/browse/gnome-online-accounts/commit/nvd
- git.gnome.org/browse/gnome-online-accounts/commit/nvd
- mail.gnome.org/archives/gnome-announce-list/2013-March/msg00007.htmlnvd
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