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glib-networking — security advisory

Type: advisorySources: OSVAdvisory ID: DEBIAN-CVE-2020-13645

In GNOME glib-networking through 2.64.2, the implementation of GTlsClientConnection skips hostname verification of the server's TLS certificate if the application fails to specify the expected server identity. This is in contrast to its intended documented behavior, to fail the certificate verification. Applications that fail to provide the server identity, including Balsa before 2.5.11 and 2.6.x before 2.6.1, accept a TLS certificate if the certificate is valid for any host.

Products
glib-networking
Affected versions
Not specified
Fixed versions
2.64.3-2
CVEs
CVE-2020-13645
Confirmed fixed CVEs
Not specified
Updated in this feed
1 Nov 2026, 12:36 UTC · Revision 1

Source evidence

DEBIAN-CVE-2020-13645

core-osv · Original source

Published 28 May 2020, 12:15 UTC

In GNOME glib-networking through 2.64.2, the implementation of GTlsClientConnection skips hostname verification of the server's TLS certificate if the application fails to specify the expected server identity. This is in contrast to its intended documented behavior, to fail the certificate verification. Applications that fail to provide the server identity, including Balsa before 2.5.11 and 2.6.x before 2.6.1, accept a TLS certificate if the certificate is valid for any host.

osv:DEBIAN-CVE-2020-13645

glib-networking

Fixed versions: 2.64.3-2

glib-networking

Fixed versions: 2.64.3-2

glib-networking

Fixed versions: 2.64.3-2

Complete source record
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