CVE-2016-10027

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Summary

CVECVE-2016-10027
StatePUBLIC
Assigner[email protected]
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2017-01-12 23:59:00 UTC
Updated2023-11-07 02:29:00 UTC
DescriptionRace condition in the XMPP library in Smack before 4.1.9, when the SecurityMode.required TLS setting has been set, allows man-in-the-middle attackers to bypass TLS protections and trigger use of cleartext for client authentication by stripping the "starttls" feature from a server response.

Risk And Classification

Problem Types: CWE-362

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Operating System Fedoraproject Fedora 25 All All All
Operating System Fedoraproject Fedora 25 All All All
Application Igniterealtime Smack All All All All
Application Igniterealtime Smack All All All All

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
Move TLS Required check at the end of connect() · igniterealtime/Smack@059ee99 · GitHub CONFIRM github.com Patch, Third Party Advisory
Move TLS Required check at the end of connect() · igniterealtime/Smack@a9d5cd4 · GitHub CONFIRM github.com Patch, Third Party Advisory
Ignite Realtime Blog: Smack Security Advisory 2... | Ignite Realtime CONFIRM community.igniterealtime.org Vendor Advisory
[SECURITY] Fedora 25 Update: smack-4.1.5-3.fc25 - package-announce - Fedora Mailing-Lists FEDORA lists.fedoraproject.org Third Party Advisory
oss-security - Re: CVE Request: Smack: TLS SecurityMode.required not always enforced, leading to striptls attack MLIST www.openwall.com Mailing List, Patch, Third Party Advisory
Ignite Realtime Smack CVE-2016-10027 Man in the Middle Security Bypass Vulnerability BID www.securityfocus.com Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
Smack - IgniteRealtime JIRA CONFIRM issues.igniterealtime.org Issue Tracking, Vendor Advisory
[SECURITY] Fedora 25 Update: smack-4.1.5-3.fc25 - package-announce - Fedora Mailing-Lists lists.fedoraproject.org
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