CVE-2020-14039 (Medium) detected in github.com/theupdateframework/notary-v0.7.0

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CVE-2020-14039 - Medium Severity Vulnerability

Vulnerable Library - github.com/theupdateframework/notary-v0.7.0

Notary is a project that allows anyone to have trust over arbitrary collections of data

Dependency Hierarchy:

• github.com/theupdateframework/notary/client/changelist-v0.7.0 (Root Library)
  • github.com/theupdateframework/notary/tuf/data-v0.7.0
    • ❌ github.com/theupdateframework/notary-v0.7.0 (Vulnerable Library)

Found in HEAD commit: 549c2321b216d811654d8e364e811dbca812a5a6

Found in base branch: master

Vulnerability Details

In Go before 1.13.13 and 1.14.x before 1.14.5, Certificate.Verify may lack a check on the VerifyOptions.KeyUsages EKU requirements (if VerifyOptions.Roots equals nil and the installation is on Windows). Thus, X.509 certificate verification is incomplete.

Publish Date: 2020-07-17

URL: CVE-2020-14039

CVSS 3 Score Details (5.3)

Base Score Metrics:

• Exploitability Metrics:
  • Attack Vector: Network
  • Attack Complexity: Low
  • Privileges Required: None
  • User Interaction: None
  • Scope: Unchanged
• Impact Metrics:
  • Confidentiality Impact: None
  • Integrity Impact: Low
  • Availability Impact: None

For more information on CVSS3 Scores, click here.

Suggested Fix

Type: Upgrade version

Origin: https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2020-14039

Release Date: 2020-07-17

Fix Resolution: 1.13.13,1.14.5