ubuntu-cve-2024-55581
Vulnerability from osv_ubuntu
Published
2025-02-26 22:15
Modified
2026-04-22 07:52
Summary
Details

When AdaCore Ada Web Server 25.0.0 is linked with GnuTLS, the default behaviour of AWS.Client is vulnerable to a man-in-the-middle attack because of lack of verification of an HTTPS server's certificate (unless the using program specifies a TLS configuration).

Severity
7.4 (High)
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N
N/A (UNKNOWN)
medium
References
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{
  "affected": [
    {
      "ecosystem_specific": {
        "binaries": [
          {
            "binary_name": "libaws-bin",
            "binary_version": "3.2.0-4ubuntu1"
          },
          {
            "binary_name": "libaws3.2.0",
            "binary_version": "3.2.0-4ubuntu1"
          }
        ]
      },
      "package": {
        "ecosystem": "Ubuntu:16.04:LTS",
        "name": "libaws",
        "purl": "pkg:deb/ubuntu/libaws@3.2.0-4ubuntu1?arch=source\u0026distro=xenial"
      },
      "ranges": [
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            {
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            }
          ],
          "type": "ECOSYSTEM"
        }
      ],
      "versions": [
        "3.2.0-3",
        "3.2.0-4ubuntu1"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ecosystem_specific": {
        "binaries": [
          {
            "binary_name": "libaws-bin",
            "binary_version": "17.2.2017-2"
          },
          {
            "binary_name": "libaws17.2.2017",
            "binary_version": "17.2.2017-2"
          }
        ]
      },
      "package": {
        "ecosystem": "Ubuntu:18.04:LTS",
        "name": "libaws",
        "purl": "pkg:deb/ubuntu/libaws@17.2.2017-2?arch=source\u0026distro=bionic"
      },
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            {
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            }
          ],
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        }
      ],
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        "17.2.2017-2"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ecosystem_specific": {
        "binaries": [
          {
            "binary_name": "libaws-bin",
            "binary_version": "20.0-2"
          },
          {
            "binary_name": "libaws5",
            "binary_version": "20.0-2"
          }
        ]
      },
      "package": {
        "ecosystem": "Ubuntu:20.04:LTS",
        "name": "libaws",
        "purl": "pkg:deb/ubuntu/libaws@20.0-2?arch=source\u0026distro=focal"
      },
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            }
          ],
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      ],
      "versions": [
        "19.0-2",
        "20.0-2"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ecosystem_specific": {
        "binaries": [
          {
            "binary_name": "libaws-bin",
            "binary_version": "20.2-2build1"
          },
          {
            "binary_name": "libaws6",
            "binary_version": "20.2-2build1"
          }
        ]
      },
      "package": {
        "ecosystem": "Ubuntu:22.04:LTS",
        "name": "libaws",
        "purl": "pkg:deb/ubuntu/libaws@20.2-2build1?arch=source\u0026distro=jammy"
      },
      "ranges": [
        {
          "events": [
            {
              "introduced": "0"
            }
          ],
          "type": "ECOSYSTEM"
        }
      ],
      "versions": [
        "20.2-2build1"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "aliases": [],
  "details": "When AdaCore Ada Web Server 25.0.0 is linked with GnuTLS, the default behaviour of AWS.Client is vulnerable to a man-in-the-middle attack because of lack of verification of an HTTPS server\u0027s certificate (unless the using program specifies a TLS configuration).",
  "id": "UBUNTU-CVE-2024-55581",
  "modified": "2026-04-22T07:52:29Z",
  "published": "2025-02-26T22:15:00Z",
  "references": [
    {
      "type": "REPORT",
      "url": "https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2024-55581"
    },
    {
      "type": "REPORT",
      "url": "https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2024-55581"
    },
    {
      "type": "REPORT",
      "url": "https://docs.adacore.com/corp/security-advisories/SEC.AWS-0056-v1.pdf"
    }
  ],
  "related": [],
  "schema_version": "1.7.0",
  "severity": [
    {
      "score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N",
      "type": "CVSS_V3"
    },
    {
      "score": "medium",
      "type": "Ubuntu"
    }
  ],
  "upstream": [
    "CVE-2024-55581"
  ]
}



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