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CVE PROGRAM SOURCE RECORD5.9 Medium

CVE-2021-29495

Nim stdlib httpClient does not validate peer certificates by default

Description

Nim is a statically typed compiled systems programming language. In Nim standard library before 1.4.2, httpClient SSL/TLS certificate verification was disabled by default. Users can upgrade to version 1.4.2 to receive a patch or, as a workaround, set "verifyMode = CVerifyPeer" as documented.

Affected products

Version statuses are supplied by the assigning organization. Consult the original record for detailed ranges and platform conditions.

nim-lang security

  • < 1.4.2affected

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