PT-2012-1807 · Unknown · Libsocialweb

Published 2012-10-22 · Updated 2017-01-05 · CVE-2011-4129

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v2.0

5.8

Medium

Base vector

AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:N

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions libsocialweb versions prior to 0.25.20

Description The issue allows remote attackers to potentially obtain sensitive information via a man-in-the-middle (MITM) attack. This occurs because certain components in libsocialweb automatically connect to Twitter even when no Twitter account is set.

Recommendations For versions prior to 0.25.20, update to version 0.25.20 or later to resolve the issue. As a temporary workaround, consider disabling the automatic connection to Twitter in the affected components until a patch is available. Restrict access to sensitive information to minimize the risk of exploitation.

Fix

Information Disclosure

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-200

Related Identifiers

CVE-2011-4129

Affected Products

Libsocialweb

References · 6

• http://git.gnome.org/browse/libsocialweb/commit/?id=0086bfbfc07345438123a87957e0bc12226e2b94 · Patch
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2011-4129 · Security Note
• http://git.gnome.org/browse/libsocialweb/commit/?id=8982cf504cf3767761fe85d9558beab3d9da5bec · Patch
• http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/11/09/5 · Note
• http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/11/09/3 · Note
• https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=752022 · Note