CVE-2013-4488 (GCVE-0-2013-4488)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2014-10-10 01:00 – Updated: 2024-08-06 16:45
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Summary
libgadu before 1.12.0 does not verify X.509 certificates from SSL servers, which allows man-in-the-middle attackers to spoof servers.
Severity
No CVSS data available.
CWE
  • n/a
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References
Date Public
2013-06-02 00:00
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