CVE-2016-2166

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.

Category

6.5
CVSS
Severity: Medium
CVSS 3.0 •
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 0.23%
Vendor Advisory fedoraproject.org Vendor Advisory apache.org
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/PROTON-1157 issue tracking
http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/136403/Apache-Qpid-Proton-0.12.0-SSL-Failure.html third party advisory
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2016-April/182414.html third party advisory vendor advisory
https://git-wip-us.apache.org/repos/asf?p=qpid-proton.git%3Bh=a058585
http://qpid.apache.org/releases/qpid-proton-0.12.1/release-notes.html patch vendor advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/537864/100/0/threaded mailing list
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/914424e4d798a340f523b6169aaf39b626971d9bb00fcdeb1d5d6c0d%40%3Ccommits.qpid.apache.org%3E mailing list

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2016-2166?
CVE-2016-2166 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2016-2166?
To fix CVE-2016-2166, 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-2016-2166 being actively exploited in the wild?
As for now, there are no information to confirm that CVE-2016-2166 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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