Vulnerability · Published May 26, 2020 · Assigned by mitre
CVE-2020-13614
Medium 5.9
In plain English
A medium-severity security flaw in the axel package (Alpine). There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 2.0% (higher than 81% of all known vulnerabilities). Fixed versions are available - upgrade the affected package.
Severity (CVSS NVD)5.9Medium
Exploit odds (30 days)2.0%top 19.4% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsnot in CISA KEV
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known
Official description
An issue was discovered in ssl.c in Axel before 2.17.8. The TLS implementation lacks hostname verification.
Affected packages & fixed versions
| Ecosystem | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alpine:v3.20 | axel | 2.17.8-r0 | ALPINE-CVE-2020-13614 |
| Alpine:v3.21 | axel | 2.17.8-r0 | ALPINE-CVE-2020-13614 |
| Alpine:v3.22 | axel | 2.17.8-r0 | ALPINE-CVE-2020-13614 |
| Alpine:v3.23 | axel | 2.17.8-r0 | ALPINE-CVE-2020-13614 |
| Alpine:v3.24 | axel | 2.17.8-r0 | ALPINE-CVE-2020-13614 |
| Debian:12 | axel | 2.17.8-1 | DEBIAN-CVE-2020-13614 |
| Debian:13 | axel | 2.17.8-1 | DEBIAN-CVE-2020-13614 |
| Debian:14 | axel | 2.17.8-1 | DEBIAN-CVE-2020-13614 |
Affected products (as reported)
References
- https://github.com/axel-download-accelerator/axel/issues/262 x_refsource_MISC
- https://github.com/axel-download-accelerator/axel/releases/tag/v2.17.8 x_refsource_MISC
- openSUSE-SU-2020:0778 vendor-advisory, x_refsource_SUSE
- openSUSE-SU-2020:0785 vendor-advisory, x_refsource_SUSE
- FEDORA-2021-5214bd8f14 vendor-advisory, x_refsource_FEDORA
- FEDORA-2021-90b4716992 vendor-advisory, x_refsource_FEDORA