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. 14, 2018, 7:34 p.m.
Source :
[email protected]
Remotely Exploitable :
Yes !
Impact Score :
5.9
Exploitability Score :
3.9
Affected Products
The following products are affected by CVE-2016-1000030
vulnerability.
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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 |
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CVE-2016-1000030 vulnerability over time.
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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
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration
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specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or
weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2016-1000030 is
associated with the following CWEs:
Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)
Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification
(CAPEC)
stores attack patterns, which are descriptions of the common attributes and
approaches employed by adversaries to exploit the CVE-2016-1000030
weaknesses.
Exploit Prediction
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.
0.88 }} -0.01%
score
0.82810
percentile