CVE-2016-1000030

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Summary

CVECVE-2016-1000030
StatePUBLIC
Assigner[email protected]
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2018-09-05 17:29:00 UTC
Updated2018-11-14 19:34:00 UTC
DescriptionPidgin 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.

Risk And Classification

Problem Types: CWE-295

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Application Pidgin Pidgin All All All All
Application Pidgin Pidgin All All All All
Operating System Suse Linux Enterprise Server 11 sp4 All All
Operating System Suse Linux Enterprise Server 11 sp4 All All

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
CVE-2016-1000030 - Red Hat Customer Portal CONFIRM access.redhat.com Third Party Advisory
Pidgin Security Advisories CONFIRM pidgin.im Vendor Advisory
Pidgin: Multiple vulnerabilities (GLSA 201701-38) — Gentoo Security GENTOO security.gentoo.org Third Party Advisory
CVE-2016-1000030 | SUSE CONFIRM www.suse.com Third Party Advisory
pidgin / main / commit / d6fc1ce76ffe — Bitbucket CONFIRM bitbucket.org Patch, Third Party Advisory
CVE Program record CVE.ORG www.cve.org canonical
NVD vulnerability detail NVD nvd.nist.gov canonical, analysis

Legacy QID Mappings

  • 710343 Gentoo Linux Pidgin Multiple Vulnerabilities (GLSA 201701-38)
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