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Ubuntu: (Multiple Advisories) (CVE-2019-12855): Twisted vulnerabilities

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Ubuntu: (Multiple Advisories) (CVE-2019-12855): Twisted vulnerabilities

Severity
6
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:N)
Published
06/16/2019
Created
03/24/2020
Added
03/20/2020
Modified
03/22/2023

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(s)

  • ubuntu-upgrade-python-twisted
  • ubuntu-upgrade-python-twisted-bin
  • ubuntu-upgrade-python-twisted-web
  • ubuntu-upgrade-python3-twisted
  • ubuntu-upgrade-python3-twisted-bin

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