CVEvulnerability

CVE-2020-6750

5.9 MEDIUM Published 2020-01-09 Modified 2026-06-17 Official page ↗
Status
Modified
Published
2020-01-09
Last modified
2026-06-17
Assigner
[email protected]
CVSS 3.1 ([email protected])
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 ([email protected])
4.3 MEDIUM — AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N

Description

GSocketClient in GNOME GLib through 2.62.4 may occasionally connect directly to a target address instead of connecting via a proxy server when configured to do so, because the proxy_addr field is mishandled. This bug is timing-dependent and may occur only sporadically depending on network delays. The greatest security relevance is in use cases where a proxy is used to help with privacy/anonymity, even though there is no technical barrier to a direct connection. NOTE: versions before 2.60 are unaffected.

Affected configurations

• gnome glib (>= 2.60.0 <= 2.62.4) • fedoraproject fedora 30 • fedoraproject fedora 31

References