Vulnerability Name:

CVE-2016-1000030 (CCN-151785)

Assigned:2016-06-21
Published:2016-06-21
Updated:2018-11-14
Summary: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.
CVSS v3 Severity:9.8 Critical (CVSS v3.1 Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H)
8.5 High (Temporal CVSS v3.1 Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:U/RL:O/RC:C)
Exploitability Metrics:Attack Vector (AV): Network
Attack Complexity (AC): Low
Privileges Required (PR): None
User Interaction (UI): None
Scope:Scope (S): Unchanged
Impact Metrics:Confidentiality (C): High
Integrity (I): High
Availibility (A): High
8.8 High (CCN CVSS v3.1 Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H)
7.7 High (CCN Temporal CVSS v3.1 Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:U/RL:O/RC:C)
Exploitability Metrics:Attack Vector (AV): Network
Attack Complexity (AC): Low
Privileges Required (PR): None
User Interaction (UI): Required
Scope:Scope (S): Unchanged
Impact Metrics:Confidentiality (C): High
Integrity (I): High
Availibility (A): High
CVSS v2 Severity:7.5 High (CVSS v2 Vector: AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P)
Exploitability Metrics:Access Vector (AV): Network
Access Complexity (AC): Low
Authentication (Au): None
Impact Metrics:Confidentiality (C): Partial
Integrity (I): Partial
Availibility (A): Partial
9.0 High (CCN CVSS v2 Vector: AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:C/I:C/A:C)
Exploitability Metrics:Access Vector (AV): Network
Access Complexity (AC): Low
Athentication (Au): Single_Instance
Impact Metrics:Confidentiality (C): Complete
Integrity (I): Complete
Availibility (A): Complete
Vulnerability Type:CWE-295
Vulnerability Consequences:Gain Access
References:Source: MITRE
Type: CNA
CVE-2016-1000030

Source: CONFIRM
Type: Third Party Advisory
https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/cve-2016-1000030

Source: CONFIRM
Type: Patch, Third Party Advisory
https://bitbucket.org/pidgin/main/commits/d6fc1ce76ffe

Source: XF
Type: UNKNOWN
pidgin-cve20161000030-code-exec(151785)

Source: CCN
Type: Pidgin Security Advisory
X.509 Certificates Improperly Imported

Source: CONFIRM
Type: Vendor Advisory
https://pidgin.im/news/security/?id=91

Source: GENTOO
Type: Third Party Advisory
GLSA-201701-38

Source: CONFIRM
Type: Third Party Advisory
https://www.suse.com/pt-br/security/cve/CVE-2016-1000030/

Vulnerable Configuration:Configuration 1:
  • cpe:/o:suse:linux_enterprise_server:11:sp4:*:*:*:*:*:*

    • Configuration 2:
  • cpe:/a:pidgin:pidgin:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* (Version < 2.11.0)

    • Configuration CCN 1:
  • cpe:/a:pidgin:pidgin:2.10.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

    • * Denotes that component is vulnerable
    Oval Definitions
    Definition IDClassTitleLast Modified
    oval:com.ubuntu.trusty:def:20161000030000
    V
    		CVE-2016-1000030 on Ubuntu 14.04 LTS (trusty) - medium.
    2018-09-05
    oval:com.ubuntu.xenial:def:20161000030000
    V
    		CVE-2016-1000030 on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (xenial) - medium.
    2018-09-05
    oval:com.ubuntu.xenial:def:201610000300000000
    V
    		CVE-2016-1000030 on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (xenial) - medium.
    2018-09-05
    oval:com.ubuntu.precise:def:20161000030000
    V
    		CVE-2016-1000030 on Ubuntu 12.04 LTS (precise) - medium.
    2016-07-25
    BACK
    suse linux enterprise server 11 sp4
    pidgin pidgin *
    pidgin pidgin 2.10.0