vulnerability
Alpine Linux: CVE-2019-12855: Improper Certificate Validation
| Severity | CVSS | Published | Added | Modified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 | (AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:N) | Jun 16, 2019 | Aug 22, 2024 | Jun 18, 2026 |
Severity
6
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:N)
Published
Jun 16, 2019
Added
Aug 22, 2024
Modified
Jun 18, 2026
Description
In words.protocols.jabber.xmlstream in Twisted through 19.2.1, XMPP support did not verify certificates when used with TLS, allowing an attacker to MITM connections.
Solution
alpine-linux-upgrade-py3-twisted
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