9.8
CRITICAL
CVE-2016-1000030
Pidgin SSL/TLS Certificate Parsing Code Execution Vulnerability
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.

INFO

Published Date :

Sept. 5, 2018, 5:29 p.m.

Last Modified :

Nov. 21, 2024, 2:42 a.m.

Remotely Exploitable :

Yes !

Impact Score :

5.9

Exploitability Score :

3.9
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2016-1000030 vulnerability. Even if cvefeed.io is aware of the exact versions of the products that are affected, the information is not represented in the table below.

ID Vendor Product Action
1 Suse linux_enterprise_server
1 Pidgin pidgin
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Here, you will find a curated list of external links that provide in-depth information, practical solutions, and valuable tools related to CVE-2016-1000030.

URL Resource
https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/cve-2016-1000030 Third Party Advisory
https://bitbucket.org/pidgin/main/commits/d6fc1ce76ffe Patch Third Party Advisory
https://pidgin.im/news/security/?id=91 Vendor Advisory
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201701-38 Third Party Advisory
https://www.suse.com/pt-br/security/cve/CVE-2016-1000030/ Third Party Advisory
https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/cve-2016-1000030 Third Party Advisory
https://bitbucket.org/pidgin/main/commits/d6fc1ce76ffe Patch Third Party Advisory
https://pidgin.im/news/security/?id=91 Vendor Advisory
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201701-38 Third Party Advisory
https://www.suse.com/pt-br/security/cve/CVE-2016-1000030/ Third Party Advisory

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The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2016-1000030 vulnerability over time.

Vulnerability history details can be useful for understanding the evolution of a vulnerability, and for identifying the most recent changes that may impact the vulnerability's severity, exploitability, or other characteristics.

  • CVE Modified by af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

    Nov. 21, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/cve-2016-1000030
    Added Reference https://bitbucket.org/pidgin/main/commits/d6fc1ce76ffe
    Added Reference https://pidgin.im/news/security/?id=91
    Added Reference https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201701-38
    Added Reference https://www.suse.com/pt-br/security/cve/CVE-2016-1000030/
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    May. 14, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Nov. 14, 2018

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added CVSS V2 (AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P)
    Added CVSS V3 AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
    Changed Reference Type https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/cve-2016-1000030 No Types Assigned https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/cve-2016-1000030 Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://pidgin.im/news/security/?id=91 No Types Assigned https://pidgin.im/news/security/?id=91 Vendor Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://www.suse.com/pt-br/security/cve/CVE-2016-1000030/ No Types Assigned https://www.suse.com/pt-br/security/cve/CVE-2016-1000030/ Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201701-38 No Types Assigned https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201701-38 Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://bitbucket.org/pidgin/main/commits/d6fc1ce76ffe No Types Assigned https://bitbucket.org/pidgin/main/commits/d6fc1ce76ffe Patch, Third Party Advisory
    Added CWE CWE-295
    Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:o:suse:linux_enterprise_server:11:sp4:*:*:*:*:*:*
    Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:pidgin:pidgin:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (excluding) 2.11.0
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days. Following chart shows the EPSS score history of the vulnerability.
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration

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Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

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Exploit Prediction

EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.

0.93 }} 0.04%

score

0.82747

percentile

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