An issue was discovered in ssl.c in Axel before 2.17.8. The TLS implementation lacks hostname verification.
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/S3ECAKIZA2TGBYLUQTLGRMXUFIOGRHG3/
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/LPZUQSDGV5XDBJGHBWBHWJIBE47Q4QIB/
https://github.com/axel-download-accelerator/axel/releases/tag/v2.17.8
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-06/msg00010.html
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-06/msg00006.html
https://github.com/axel-download-accelerator/axel/issues/262
Source: Mitre, NVD
Published: 2020-05-26
Updated: 2024-11-21
Base Score: 4.3
Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N
Severity: Medium
Base Score: 5.9
Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
EPSS: 0.0058