CVE-2016-1000030

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.

Category

9.8
CVSS
Severity: Critical
CVSS 3.0 •
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 0.82% Top 30%
Vendor Advisory gentoo.org Vendor Advisory pidgin.im
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
https://www.suse.com/pt-br/security/cve/CVE-2016-1000030/ third party advisory
https://pidgin.im/news/security/?id=91 vendor advisory
https://bitbucket.org/pidgin/main/commits/d6fc1ce76ffe third party advisory patch
https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/cve-2016-1000030 third party advisory
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201701-38 third party advisory vendor advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2016-1000030?
CVE-2016-1000030 has been scored as a critical severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2016-1000030?
To fix CVE-2016-1000030, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2016-1000030 being actively exploited in the wild?
As for now, there are no information to confirm that CVE-2016-1000030 is being actively exploited. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~1% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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