CVE-2016-20011
CVSS V2 Medium 5
CVSS V3 High 7.5
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.
Overview
- CVE ID
- CVE-2016-20011
- Assigner
- cve@mitre.org
- Vulnerability Status
- Analyzed
- Published Version
- 2021-05-25T21:15:07
- Last Modified Date
- 2021-06-09T15:03:47
Weakness Enumerations
CPE Configuration (Product)
| CPE | Vulnerable | Operator | Version Start | Version End |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:gnome:libgrss:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1 | OR | 0.7.0 |
CVSS Version 2
- Version
- 2.0
- Vector String
- AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N
- Access Vector
- NETWORK
- Access Compatibility
- LOW
- Authentication
- NONE
- Confidentiality Impact
- NONE
- Integrity Impact
- PARTIAL
- Availability Impact
- NONE
- Base Score
- 5
- Severity
- MEDIUM
- Exploitability Score
- 10
- Impact Score
- 2.9
CVSS Version 3
- Version
- 3.1
- Vector String
- CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
- Attack Vector
- NETWORK
- Attack Compatibility
- LOW
- Privileges Required
- NONE
- User Interaction
- NONE
- Scope
- UNCHANGED
- Confidentiality Impact
- NONE
- Availability Impact
- NONE
- Base Score
- 7.5
- Base Severity
- HIGH
- Exploitability Score
- 3.9
- Impact Score
- 3.6
References
| Reference URL | Reference 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 |
Sources
| Source Name | Source URL |
|---|---|
| NIST | https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-20011 |
| MITRE | https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2016-20011 |
History
| Created | Old Value | New Value | Data Type | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-05-10 07:12:13 | Added to TrackCVE | |||
| 2022-12-05 02:58:54 | 2021-05-25T21:15Z | 2021-05-25T21:15:07 | CVE Published Date | updated |
| 2022-12-05 02:58:54 | 2021-06-09T15:03:47 | CVE Modified Date | updated | |
| 2022-12-05 02:58:54 | Analyzed | Vulnerability Status | updated |