CVE-2013-0240
Gnome Online Accounts (GOA) 3.4.x, 3.6.x before 3.6.3, and 3.7.x before 3.7.5, does not properly...
Gnome Online Accounts (GOA) 3.4.x, 3.6.x before 3.6.3, and 3.7.x before 3.7.5, does not properly validate SSL certificates when creating accounts such as Windows Live and Facebook accounts, which allows man-in-the-middle attackers to obtain sensitive information such as credentials by sniffing the network.
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
4.3
Gnome Online Accounts (GOA) 3.4.x, 3.6.x before 3.6.3, and 3.7.x before 3.7.5, does not properly validate SSL certificates when creating accounts such as Windows Live and Facebook accounts, which allows man-in-the-middle attackers to obtain sensitive information such as credentials by sniffing the network.
- Record
CVE-2013-0240- CVSS 2.0
- 4.3 Medium
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-310
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
Gnome Online Accounts (GOA) 3.4.x, 3.6.x before 3.6.3, and 3.7.x before 3.7.5, does not properly validate SSL certificates when creating accounts such as Windows Live and Facebook accounts, which allows man-in-the-middle attackers to obtain sensitive information such as credentials by sniffing the network.
- Record
CVE-2013-0240- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2013-0272 No score
Gnome Online Accounts (GOA) 3.4.x, 3.6.x before 3.6.3, and 3.7.x before 3.7.5, does not properly validate SSL certificates when creating accounts such as Windows Live and Facebook accounts, which allows man-in-the-middle attackers to obtain sensitive information such as credentials by sniffing the network.
- Record
EUVD-2013-0272- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-8224-8w2m-q535 No score
Gnome Online Accounts (GOA) 3.4.x, 3.6.x before 3.6.3, and 3.7.x before 3.7.5, does not properly...
Gnome Online Accounts (GOA) 3.4.x, 3.6.x before 3.6.3, and 3.7.x before 3.7.5, does not properly validate SSL certificates when creating accounts such as Windows Live and Facebook accounts, which allows man-in-the-middle attackers to obtain sensitive information such as credentials by sniffing the network.
- Record
GHSA-8224-8w2m-q535- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSV No score
Gnome Online Accounts (GOA) 3.4.x, 3.6.x before 3.6.3, and 3.7.x before 3.7.5, does not properly validate SSL certificates when creating accounts such as Windows Live and Facebook accounts, which allows man-in-the-middle attackers to obtain sensitive information such as credentials by sniffing the network.
- Record
CVE-2013-0240- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVDEBIAN-CVE-2013-0240 No score
Gnome Online Accounts (GOA) 3.4.x, 3.6.x before 3.6.3, and 3.7.x before 3.7.5, does not properly validate SSL certificates when creating accounts such as Windows Live and Facebook accounts, which allows man-in-the-middle attackers to obtain sensitive information such as credentials by sniffing the network.
- Record
DEBIAN-CVE-2013-0240- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVopenSUSE-SU-2024:10398-1 No score
gnome-online-accounts-3.22.2-1.1 on GA media
These are all security issues fixed in the gnome-online-accounts-3.22.2-1.1 package on the GA media of openSUSE Tumbleweed.
- Record
openSUSE-SU-2024:10398-1- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Affected packages
| Package | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|
gnome-online-accountsDebian:12 |
before 3.4.2-2 | 3.4.2-2 |
gnome-online-accountsDebian:13 |
before 3.4.2-2 | 3.4.2-2 |
gnome-online-accountsDebian:14 |
before 3.4.2-2 | 3.4.2-2 |
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| facts | ||
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2013-0240 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 4.3) in Gnome Online Accounts, published March 28, 2013. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 1.36%, the 71st percentile. Fixed in gnome-online-accounts 3.4.2-2.
References
git.gnome.org/browse/gnome-online-accounts/commit?id=edde7c63326242a60a075341d3fea0be0bc4d80e
secunia.com/advisories/51976
git.gnome.org/browse/gnome-online-accounts/commit?id=bc10fdb68f75f8be84eb698ada08743b9c7c248f
mail.gnome.org/archives/gnome-announce-list/2013-March/msg00007.html
ubuntu.com/usn/usn-1779-1
git.gnome.org/browse/gnome-online-accounts/commit?h=gnome-3-6&id=ecad8142e9ac519b9fc74b96dcb5531052bbffe1
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secunia.com/advisories/52791
bugzilla.gnome.org/show_bug.cgi?id=693214
bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=894352
lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2013-02/msg00046.html
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2013-0240
github.com/advisories/GHSA-8224-8w2m-q535
security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2013-0240
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2013-0240
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2013-1799