What is CVE-2020-13614?

CVE-2020-13614 is a medium-severity software vulnerability (CWE-295) with a CVSS score of 5.9. An issue was discovered in ssl.c in Axel before 2.17.8. The TLS implementation lacks hostname verification.

Is CVE-2020-13614 being actively exploited?

It is not currently in CISA's KEV catalog. Its EPSS exploitation probability is 2%.

What products does CVE-2020-13614 affect?

Tracked products affected include Fedora. Check the version you run to see whether it is affected.

How do I fix CVE-2020-13614?

Apply the vendor fix in your normal patch cycle. Upgrade affected products to a fixed version.

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CVE-2020-13614

MEDIUM severity · CVSS 5.9 · CWE-295

5.9CVSS MEDIUM

Summary

An issue was discovered in ssl.c in Axel before 2.17.8. The TLS implementation lacks hostname verification.

Impact & exploitability

Attack vectorNetwork

Attack complexityHigh

Privileges requiredNone

User interactionNone

Confidentiality impactHigh

Integrity impactNone

Availability impactNone

Exploit probability (EPSS)2%

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

Affected products we track (1)

Fedora

Recommendation

Apply the vendor fix in your normal patch cycle. Open any affected product above for its exact safe version.

Additional information

NVD record
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-06/msg00006.htmlAdvisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-06/msg00010.htmlAdvisory
https://github.com/axel-download-accelerator/axel/releases/tag/v2.17.8Advisory
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/LPZUQSDGV5XDBJGHBWBHWJIBE47Q4QIB/
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/S3ECAKIZA2TGBYLUQTLGRMXUFIOGRHG3/
https://github.com/axel-download-accelerator/axel/issues/262Advisory