CVE-2021-39359
In GNOME libgda through 6.0.0, gda-web-provider.c does not enable TLS certificate verification on...
In GNOME libgda through 6.0.0, gda-web-provider.c does not enable TLS certificate verification on the SoupSessionSync objects it creates, leaving users vulnerable to network MITM attacks. NOTE: this is similar to CVE-2016-20011.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- High
- Privileges needed
- None
- User interaction
- None
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- None
- Availability
- None
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
In GNOME libgda through 6.0.0, gda-web-provider.c does not enable TLS certificate verification on the SoupSessionSync objects it creates, leaving users vulnerable to network MITM attacks. NOTE: this is similar to CVE-2016-20011.
- Record
CVE-2021-39359- CVSS 3.1
- 5.9 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N - CVSS 2.0
- 4.3 Medium
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-295
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
In GNOME libgda through 6.0.0, gda-web-provider.c does not enable TLS certificate verification on the SoupSessionSync objects it creates, leaving users vulnerable to network MITM attacks. NOTE: this is similar to CVE-2016-20011.
- Record
CVE-2021-39359- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2021-25720 No score
In GNOME libgda through 6.0.0, gda-web-provider.c does not enable TLS certificate verification on the SoupSessionSync objects it creates, leaving users vulnerable to network MITM attacks. NOTE: this is similar to CVE-2016-20011.
- Record
EUVD-2021-25720- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-p8hp-p5rw-j34r
In GNOME libgda through 6.0.0, gda-web-provider.c does not enable TLS certificate verification on...
In GNOME libgda through 6.0.0, gda-web-provider.c does not enable TLS certificate verification on the SoupSessionSync objects it creates, leaving users vulnerable to network MITM attacks. NOTE: this is similar to CVE-2016-20011.
- Record
GHSA-p8hp-p5rw-j34r- CVSS 3.1
- 5.9 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-295
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSV
In GNOME libgda through 6.0.0, gda-web-provider.c does not enable TLS certificate verification on the SoupSessionSync objects it creates, leaving users vulnerable to network MITM attacks. NOTE: this is similar to CVE-2016-20011.
- Record
CVE-2021-39359- CVSS 3.1
- 5.9 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N - Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVDEBIAN-CVE-2021-39359
In GNOME libgda through 6.0.0, gda-web-provider.c does not enable TLS certificate verification on the SoupSessionSync objects it creates, leaving users vulnerable to network MITM attacks. NOTE: this is similar to CVE-2016-20011.
- Record
DEBIAN-CVE-2021-39359- CVSS 3.1
- 5.9 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N - Updated
- 2026-11-02
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OSVUBUNTU-CVE-2021-39359
In GNOME libgda through 6.0.0, gda-web-provider.c does not enable TLS certificate verification on the SoupSessionSync objects it creates, leaving users vulnerable to network MITM attacks. NOTE: this is similar to CVE-2016-20011.
- Record
UBUNTU-CVE-2021-39359- CVSS 3.1
- 5.9 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N - Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVMGASA-2022-0005 No score
Updated libgda5.0 packages fix security vulnerability
Fix missing TLS certificate verification. (CVE-2021-39359)
- Record
MGASA-2022-0005- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVopenSUSE-SU-2024:11803-1 No score
glade-catalog-libgda-6.0.0-5.1 on GA media
These are all security issues fixed in the glade-catalog-libgda-6.0.0-5.1 package on the GA media of openSUSE Tumbleweed.
- Record
openSUSE-SU-2024:11803-1- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVSUSE-SU-2022:3016-1 No score
Security update for libgda
This update for libgda fixes the following issues:
- CVE-2021-39359: Enabled TLS certificate verification (bsc#1189849).
- Record
SUSE-SU-2022:3016-1- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Affected packages
| Package | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|
libgda5Debian:12 |
All versions, plus listed versions 5.2.10-105.2.10-35.2.10-3.15.2.10-3.1~exp15.2.10-4 Show 6 moreShow less5.2.10-4.15.2.10-55.2.10-65.2.10-75.2.10-85.2.10-9 |
None known |
libgda5Debian:13 |
before 5.2.10-5 | 5.2.10-5 |
libgda5Debian:14 |
before 5.2.10-5 | 5.2.10-5 |
libgda5.0Mageia:8 |
before 5.2.9-3.1.mga8 | 5.2.9-3.1.mga8 |
libgdaSUSE:OpenStack Cloud 9 |
before 5.2.4-9.3.1 | 5.2.4-9.3.1 |
libgdaSUSE:OpenStack Cloud Crowbar 9 |
before 5.2.4-9.3.1 | 5.2.4-9.3.1 |
libgdaSUSE:Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12 SP4 |
before 5.2.4-9.3.1 | 5.2.4-9.3.1 |
libgdaSUSE:Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 12 SP5 |
before 5.2.4-9.3.1 | 5.2.4-9.3.1 |
libgdaSUSE:Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP2-BCL |
before 5.2.4-9.3.1 | 5.2.4-9.3.1 |
libgdaSUSE:Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP3-BCL |
before 5.2.4-9.3.1 | 5.2.4-9.3.1 |
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| Package | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|
libgdaSUSE:Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP4-LTSS |
before 5.2.4-9.3.1 | 5.2.4-9.3.1 |
libgdaSUSE:Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP5 |
before 5.2.4-9.3.1 | 5.2.4-9.3.1 |
libgdaSUSE:Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12 SP5 |
before 5.2.4-9.3.1 | 5.2.4-9.3.1 |
libgdaSUSE:Linux Enterprise Workstation Extension 12 SP5 |
before 5.2.4-9.3.1 | 5.2.4-9.3.1 |
libgda5Ubuntu:16.04:LTS |
All versions, plus listed versions 5.2.4-15.2.4-1ubuntu1 |
None known |
libgda5Ubuntu:18.04:LTS |
All versions, plus listed versions 5.2.4-65.2.4-95.2.4-9ubuntu0.1 |
None known |
libgda5Ubuntu:20.04:LTS |
All versions, plus listed versions 5.2.8-1build35.2.9-15.2.9-25.2.9-2ubuntu1 |
None known |
libgda5Ubuntu:22.04:LTS |
All versions, plus listed versions 5.2.10-2 |
None known |
libgda5Ubuntu:24.04:LTS |
All versions, plus listed versions 5.2.10-35.2.10-4.15.2.10-4.1build1 |
None known |
libgda5Ubuntu:25.10 |
All versions, plus listed versions 5.2.10-55.2.10-5build15.2.10-7 |
None known |
libgda5Ubuntu:26.10 |
All versions, plus listed versions 5.2.10-75.2.10-10 |
None known |
libgda5Ubuntu:26.04:LTS |
All versions, plus listed versions 5.2.10-7 |
None known |
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| 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-2021-39359 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 5.9) in Gnome Libgda, published August 22, 2021. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 1.10%, the 65th percentile. Fixed in libgda5 5.2.10-5.
References
blogs.gnome.org/mcatanzaro/2021/05/25/reminder-soupsessionsync-and-soupsessionasync-default-to-no-tls-certificate-verification
gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/libgda/-/issues/249
lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/WLMVVIJNY5NMOT3FH36RFBWOTPVW7GME
github.com/GNOME/libgda/commit/bd7b9568bcd9f6d3e6680bb04323a670c842a62d
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-39359
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security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2021-39359
advisories.mageia.org/MGASA-2022-0005.html
bugs.mageia.org/show_bug.cgi?id=29834
suse.com/support/update/announcement/2022/suse-su-20223016-1
bugzilla.suse.com/1189849
ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2021-39359
cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2021-39359