telepathy-idle before 0.1.15 does not verify (1) that the issuer is a trusted CA, (2)…
Priority LOW 28CWE-20Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- — Not recorded in CVSS 2.0
- Attack complexity
- Medium
- Impact type
- —
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- Partial · Partial · None
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA.
Summary
telepathy-idle before 0.1.15 does not verify (1) that the issuer is a trusted CA, (2) that the server hostname matches a domain name in the subject's Common Name (CN), or (3) the expiration date of the X.509 certificate, which allows man-in-the-middle attackers to spoof SSL servers via an arbitrary valid certificate.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.00951 61st percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet
SSVC decision points
Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — | all versions | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
CPE configurations NVD · 9
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:canonical:telepathy-idle:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | up to 0.1.14.1 | Vulnerable | Canonical |
| cpe:2.3:a:canonical:telepathy-idle:0.1.10.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 0.1.10.1 | Vulnerable | Canonical |
| cpe:2.3:a:canonical:telepathy-idle:0.1.11.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 0.1.11.1 | Vulnerable | Canonical |
| cpe:2.3:a:canonical:telepathy-idle:0.1.11.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 0.1.11.2 | Vulnerable | Canonical |
| cpe:2.3:a:canonical:telepathy-idle:0.1.12.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 0.1.12.1 | Vulnerable | Canonical |
| cpe:2.3:a:canonical:telepathy-idle:0.1.14:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 0.1.14 | Vulnerable | Canonical |
| cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:12.04:-:lts:*:*:*:*:* | 12.04 | Vulnerable | Canonical |
| cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:12.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 12.10 | Vulnerable | Canonical |
| cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:13.04:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 13.04 | Vulnerable | Canonical |
- cpe:2.3:a:canonical:telepathy-idle:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions up to 0.1.14.1 Vulnerable ·Canonical
- cpe:2.3:a:canonical:telepathy-idle:0.1.10.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.1.10.1 Vulnerable ·Canonical
- cpe:2.3:a:canonical:telepathy-idle:0.1.11.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.1.11.1 Vulnerable ·Canonical
- cpe:2.3:a:canonical:telepathy-idle:0.1.11.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.1.11.2 Vulnerable ·Canonical
- cpe:2.3:a:canonical:telepathy-idle:0.1.12.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.1.12.1 Vulnerable ·Canonical
- cpe:2.3:a:canonical:telepathy-idle:0.1.14:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.1.14 Vulnerable ·Canonical
- cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:12.04:-:lts:*:*:*:*:* Versions 12.04 Vulnerable ·Canonical
- cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:12.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 12.10 Vulnerable ·Canonical
- cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:13.04:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 13.04 Vulnerable ·Canonical
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Vendor assessments
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2007-6746
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-j9qv-wv66-7c38
References
Sources
- CVE-2007-6746 · CVE Program
- CVE-2007-6746 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-j9qv-wv66-7c38 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
- CVE-2007-6746 · Red Hat security data · CC BY 4.0
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