CVE-2016-2166
The (1) proton.reactor.Connector, (2) proton.reactor.Container, and (3) proton.utils.BlockingConnection classes in Apache Qpid Proton before 0.12.1 improperly use an unencrypted connection for an amqps URI scheme when SSL support is unavailable, which…
Does this matter?
Lower severity and a low EPSS score (4.27%). Track it; it rarely justifies an emergency change on its own.
Description
The (1) proton.reactor.Connector, (2) proton.reactor.Container, and (3) proton.utils.BlockingConnection classes in Apache Qpid Proton before 0.12.1 improperly use an unencrypted connection for an amqps URI scheme when SSL support is unavailable, which might allow man-in-the-middle attackers to obtain sensitive information or modify data via unspecified vectors.
- CVSS 3.0
- 6.5 MEDIUMCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:H/A:N
- EPSS
- 4.27% probability · 91th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-200
- Affected
- apache/qpid proton · fedoraproject/fedora
- Source
- secalert@redhat.com
References
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2016-April/182414.htmlThird Party Advisory
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/136403/Apache-Qpid-Proton-0.12.0-SSL-Failure.htmlThird Party Advisory
- http://qpid.apache.org/releases/qpid-proton-0.12.1/release-notes.htmlPatch, Vendor Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/537864/100/0/threaded
- https://git-wip-us.apache.org/repos/asf?p=qpid-proton.git%3Bh=a058585
- https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/PROTON-1157Issue Tracking
- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/914424e4d798a340f523b6169aaf39b626971d9bb00fcdeb1d5d6c0d%40%3Ccommits.qpid.apache.org%3E
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2016-April/182414.htmlThird Party Advisory
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/136403/Apache-Qpid-Proton-0.12.0-SSL-Failure.htmlThird Party Advisory
- http://qpid.apache.org/releases/qpid-proton-0.12.1/release-notes.htmlPatch, Vendor Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/537864/100/0/threaded
- https://git-wip-us.apache.org/repos/asf?p=qpid-proton.git%3Bh=a058585
- https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/PROTON-1157Issue Tracking
- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/914424e4d798a340f523b6169aaf39b626971d9bb00fcdeb1d5d6c0d%40%3Ccommits.qpid.apache.org%3E
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.