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CVE-2016-1000030

Published: Sep 5, 2018Updated: Nov 21, 2024 Sources: CVE List NVDCWE-295
NVD MITRE
9.8CVSSCRITICAL
EPSS Score
1.8%
Top 23.7%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploits
No Known Exploits
Remediation
Patch Available

Description

Pidgin version <2.11.0 contains a vulnerability in X.509 Certificates imports specifically due to improper check of return values from gnutls_x509_crt_init() and gnutls_x509_crt_import() that can result in code execution. This attack appear to be exploitable via custom X.509 certificate from another client. This vulnerability appears to have been fixed in 2.11.0.

CVSS Vector Breakdown

AV:NAC:LPR:NUI:NS:UC:HI:HA:H
Exploitability
AV:NAttack Vector
Network
AC:LAttack Complexity
Low
PR:NPrivileges Required
None
UI:NUser Interaction
None
Scope
S:UScope
Unchanged
Impact
C:HConfidentiality
High
I:HIntegrity
High
A:HAvailability
High
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Weaknesses

CWE-295

Affected Products

n/an/a
linux enterprise serversuse
On-premOS
Operating Systems / linux-distro
pidginpidgin
On-premDesktop App
Communications / messaging-chat
susecommercialDEOperating Systems
pidginoss-projectCommunicationsaka libpurple, mxit, pidgin

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Exploitability

Official Patch Available

MITRE ATT&CK

1 technique
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References

https://www.suse.com/pt-br/security/cve/CVE-2016-1000030/
suse.com
https://pidgin.im/news/security/?id=91
pidgin.im
https://bitbucket.org/pidgin/main/commits/d6fc1ce76ffe
bitbucket.org
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Timeline

Published
Sep 5, 2018
Last Updated
Nov 21, 2024

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