CVE-2016-20011

Description

libgrss through 0.7.0 fails to perform TLS certificate verification when downloading feeds, allowing remote attackers to manipulate the contents of feeds without detection. This occurs because of the default behavior of SoupSessionSync.

Category

7.5
CVSS
Severity: High
CVSS 3.1 •
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 0.36%
Vendor Advisory gnome.org Vendor Advisory gnome.org Vendor Advisory gnome.org
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
https://bugzilla.gnome.org/show_bug.cgi?id=772647 issue tracking vendor advisory
https://gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/libgrss/-/issues/4 issue tracking vendor advisory
https://gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/libgrss/-/merge_requests/7.patch mailing list patch vendor advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2016-20011?
CVE-2016-20011 has been scored as a high severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2016-20011?
To fix CVE-2016-20011, 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-2016-20011 being actively exploited in the wild?
As for now, there are no information to confirm that CVE-2016-20011 is being actively exploited. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~0% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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