CVE-2016-1000030
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.
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (1.84%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
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 3.0
- 9.8 CRITICALCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- EPSS
- 1.84% probability · 78th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-295
- Affected
- suse/linux enterprise server · pidgin/pidgin
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
References
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/cve-2016-1000030Third Party Advisory
- https://bitbucket.org/pidgin/main/commits/d6fc1ce76ffePatch, Third Party Advisory
- https://pidgin.im/news/security/?id=91Vendor Advisory
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201701-38Third Party Advisory
- https://www.suse.com/pt-br/security/cve/CVE-2016-1000030/Third Party Advisory
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/cve-2016-1000030Third Party Advisory
- https://bitbucket.org/pidgin/main/commits/d6fc1ce76ffePatch, Third Party Advisory
- https://pidgin.im/news/security/?id=91Vendor Advisory
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201701-38Third Party Advisory
- https://www.suse.com/pt-br/security/cve/CVE-2016-1000030/Third Party Advisory
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.