CVE-2016-10027
Smack XMPP Cleartext Authentication Bypass Vulnerability
Description
Race condition in the XMPP library in Smack before 4.1.9, when the SecurityMode.required TLS setting has been set, allows man-in-the-middle attackers to bypass TLS protections and trigger use of cleartext for client authentication by stripping the "starttls" feature from a server response.
INFO
Published Date :
Jan. 12, 2017, 11:59 p.m.
Last Modified :
Nov. 7, 2023, 2:29 a.m.
Source :
[email protected]
Remotely Exploitable :
Yes !
Impact Score :
3.6
Exploitability Score :
2.2
Public PoC/Exploit Available at Github
CVE-2016-10027 has a 5 public PoC/Exploit available at Github.
Go to the Public Exploits tab to see the list.
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-2016-10027.
| URL | Resource |
|---|---|
| http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/12/22/12 | Mailing List Patch Third Party Advisory |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/95129 | Third Party Advisory VDB Entry |
| https://community.igniterealtime.org/blogs/ignite/2016/11/22/smack-security-advisory-2016-11-22 | Vendor Advisory |
| https://github.com/igniterealtime/Smack/commit/059ee99ba0d5ff7758829acf5a9aeede09ec820b | Patch Third Party Advisory |
| https://github.com/igniterealtime/Smack/commit/a9d5cd4a611f47123f9561bc5a81a4555fe7cb04 | Patch Third Party Advisory |
| https://issues.igniterealtime.org/projects/SMACK/issues/SMACK-739 | Issue Tracking Vendor Advisory |
| https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/J4WXAZ4JVJXHMEDDXJVWJHPVBF5QCTZF/ |
We scan GitHub repositories to detect new proof-of-concept exploits. Following list is a collection of public exploits and proof-of-concepts, which have been published on GitHub (sorted by the most recently updated).
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Python Shell Batchfile
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Python Shell Batchfile
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Java
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Java
proxy poc implementation of STARTTLS stripping attacks
tls starttls interception mitm striptls tcp-proxy man-in-the-middle security-audit security
Python
Results are limited to the first 15 repositories due to potential performance issues.
The following list is the news that have been mention
CVE-2016-10027 vulnerability anywhere in the article.
The following table lists the changes that have been made to the
CVE-2016-10027 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.
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CVE Modified by [email protected]
May. 14, 2024
Action Type Old Value New Value -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
Nov. 07, 2023
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Reference MITRE https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/J4WXAZ4JVJXHMEDDXJVWJHPVBF5QCTZF/ [No types assigned] Removed Reference MITRE https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/J4WXAZ4JVJXHMEDDXJVWJHPVBF5QCTZF/ -
Reanalysis by [email protected]
Feb. 23, 2021
Action Type Old Value New Value Removed CVSS V2 NIST (AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N) Added CVSS V2 NIST (AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N) Removed CVSS V3 NIST AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N Added CVSS V3.1 NIST AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N Changed Reference Type http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/12/22/12 Issue Tracking, Patch, Third Party Advisory http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/12/22/12 Mailing List, Patch, Third Party Advisory Changed Reference Type https://github.com/igniterealtime/Smack/commit/059ee99ba0d5ff7758829acf5a9aeede09ec820b Issue Tracking, Patch, Third Party Advisory https://github.com/igniterealtime/Smack/commit/059ee99ba0d5ff7758829acf5a9aeede09ec820b Patch, Third Party Advisory Changed Reference Type https://github.com/igniterealtime/Smack/commit/a9d5cd4a611f47123f9561bc5a81a4555fe7cb04 Issue Tracking, Patch, Third Party Advisory https://github.com/igniterealtime/Smack/commit/a9d5cd4a611f47123f9561bc5a81a4555fe7cb04 Patch, Third Party Advisory Changed Reference Type https://issues.igniterealtime.org/projects/SMACK/issues/SMACK-739 Issue Tracking https://issues.igniterealtime.org/projects/SMACK/issues/SMACK-739 Issue Tracking, Vendor Advisory Removed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:25:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Changed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:ignite_realtime:smack:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (including) 4.1.8 OR *cpe:2.3:a:igniterealtime:smack:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (excluding) 4.1.9 Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:25:*:*:*:*:*:*:* -
Initial Analysis by [email protected]
Jan. 18, 2017
Action Type Old Value New Value Added CVSS V2 (AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N) Added CVSS V3 AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N Changed Reference Type https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/J4WXAZ4JVJXHMEDDXJVWJHPVBF5QCTZF/ No Types Assigned https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/J4WXAZ4JVJXHMEDDXJVWJHPVBF5QCTZF/ Third Party Advisory Changed Reference Type https://community.igniterealtime.org/blogs/ignite/2016/11/22/smack-security-advisory-2016-11-22 No Types Assigned https://community.igniterealtime.org/blogs/ignite/2016/11/22/smack-security-advisory-2016-11-22 Vendor Advisory Changed Reference Type http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/12/22/12 No Types Assigned http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/12/22/12 Third Party Advisory, Issue Tracking, Patch Changed Reference Type https://issues.igniterealtime.org/projects/SMACK/issues/SMACK-739 No Types Assigned https://issues.igniterealtime.org/projects/SMACK/issues/SMACK-739 Issue Tracking Changed Reference Type https://github.com/igniterealtime/Smack/commit/a9d5cd4a611f47123f9561bc5a81a4555fe7cb04 No Types Assigned https://github.com/igniterealtime/Smack/commit/a9d5cd4a611f47123f9561bc5a81a4555fe7cb04 Third Party Advisory, Issue Tracking, Patch Changed Reference Type http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/95129 No Types Assigned http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/95129 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry Changed Reference Type https://github.com/igniterealtime/Smack/commit/059ee99ba0d5ff7758829acf5a9aeede09ec820b No Types Assigned https://github.com/igniterealtime/Smack/commit/059ee99ba0d5ff7758829acf5a9aeede09ec820b Third Party Advisory, Issue Tracking, Patch Added CWE CWE-362 Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:25:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:ignite_realtime:smack:4.1.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:* (and previous)
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration
While CVE identifies
specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or
weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2016-10027 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-2016-10027
weaknesses.
Exploit Prediction
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.
0.22 }} 0.00%
score
0.57880
percentile