CVE-2021-29495 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

Nim is a statically typed compiled systems programming language. In Nim standard library before 1.4.2, httpClient SSL/TLS certificate verification was disabled by default. Users can upgrade to version 1.4.2 to receive a patch or, as a workaround, set "verifyMode = CVerifyPeer" as documented.

Published: 2021-05-07

Score: 5.9 Medium

EPSS: < 1% Very Low

KEV: No

Impact:

Action:

Analysis

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Vendor Product Default status Versions

nim-lang

security

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`< 1.4.2`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:nim-lang:nim:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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Remediation

No vendor fix or workaround currently provided.

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Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2021-16092	Nim is a statically typed compiled systems programming language. In Nim standard library before 1.4.2, httpClient SSL/TLS certificate verification was disabled by default. Users can upgrade to version 1.4.2 to receive a patch or, as a workaround, set "verifyMode = CVerifyPeer" as documented.

No CVSS v4.0

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity High

Privileges Required None

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact None

Integrity Impact High

Availability Impact None

User Interaction None

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Low

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact None

Integrity Impact Partial

Availability Impact None

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.00107.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
https://github.com/nim-lang/security/security/advisories/GHSA-9vqv-2jj9-7mqr

History

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Subscriptions

Nim-lang Nim

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: GitHub_M

Published: 2021-05-07T15:15:10.000Z

Updated: 2024-08-03T22:11:05.438Z

Reserved: 2021-03-30T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2021-29495

Vulnrichment

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NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2021-05-07T16:15:08.347

Modified: 2024-11-21T06:01:15.150

Link: CVE-2021-29495

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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Weaknesses

CWE-295

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