1. Ubuntu Security Notices
  2. USN-1779-1

USN-1779-1: GNOME Online Accounts vulnerability

Publication date

25 March 2013

Overview

GNOME Online Accounts could be made to expose sensitive information over the network.

Releases

Packages

Details

It was discovered that GNOME Online Accounts did not properly check SSL
certificates when configuring online accounts. If a remote attacker were
able to perform a machine-in-the-middle attack, this flaw could be exploited to
alter or compromise credentials and confidential information.

It was discovered that GNOME Online Accounts did not properly check SSL
certificates when configuring online accounts. If a remote attacker were
able to perform a machine-in-the-middle attack, this flaw could be exploited to
alter or compromise credentials and confidential information.

Update instructions

In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary changes.

Learn more about how to get the fixes.

The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package versions:

Ubuntu Release Package Version
12.10 quantal gnome-online-accounts –  3.6.0-0ubuntu1.1
libgoa-1.0-0 –  3.6.0-0ubuntu1.1
12.04 precise gnome-online-accounts –  3.4.0-0ubuntu1.1
libgoa-1.0-0 –  3.4.0-0ubuntu1.1
11.10 oneiric gnome-online-accounts –  3.2.1-0ubuntu1.1
libgoa-1.0-0 –  3.2.1-0ubuntu1.1

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