CVE-2016-2379
CVSS V2 Low 3.3
CVSS V3 High 8.8
Description
The Mxit protocol uses weak encryption when encrypting user passwords, which might allow attackers to (1) decrypt hashed passwords by leveraging knowledge of client registration codes or (2) gain login access by eavesdropping on login messages and re-using the hashed passwords.
Overview
- CVE ID
- CVE-2016-2379
- Assigner
- cret@cert.org
- Vulnerability Status
- Analyzed
- Published Version
- 2017-03-29T20:59:00
- Last Modified Date
- 2017-04-10T22:16:11
Weakness Enumerations
CPE Configuration (Product)
| CPE | Vulnerable | Operator | Version Start | Version End |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:pidgin:mxit:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1 | OR |
CVSS Version 2
- Version
- 2.0
- Vector String
- AV:A/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N
- Access Vector
- ADJACENT_NETWORK
- Access Compatibility
- LOW
- Authentication
- NONE
- Confidentiality Impact
- PARTIAL
- Integrity Impact
- NONE
- Availability Impact
- NONE
- Base Score
- 3.3
- Severity
- LOW
- Exploitability Score
- 6.5
- Impact Score
- 2.9
CVSS Version 3
- Version
- 3.0
- Vector String
- CVSS:3.0/AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- Attack Vector
- ADJACENT_NETWORK
- Attack Compatibility
- LOW
- Privileges Required
- NONE
- User Interaction
- NONE
- Scope
- UNCHANGED
- Confidentiality Impact
- HIGH
- Availability Impact
- HIGH
- Base Score
- 8.8
- Base Severity
- HIGH
- Exploitability Score
- 2.8
- Impact Score
- 5.9
References
| Reference URL | Reference Tags |
|---|---|
| https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201701-38 | Third Party Advisory |
| https://pidgin.im/news/security/?id=95 | Vendor Advisory |
| http://www.talosintelligence.com/reports/TALOS-2016-0122/ | Third Party Advisory |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/91335 | Third Party Advisory VDB Entry |
Sources
| Source Name | Source URL |
|---|---|
| NIST | https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-2379 |
| MITRE | https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2016-2379 |
History
| Created | Old Value | New Value | Data Type | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-05-10 09:45:07 | Added to TrackCVE | |||
| 2022-12-02 15:13:57 | cert@cert.org | cret@cert.org | CVE Assigner | updated |
| 2022-12-02 15:13:57 | 2017-03-29T20:59Z | 2017-03-29T20:59:00 | CVE Published Date | updated |
| 2022-12-02 15:13:57 | 2017-04-10T22:16:11 | CVE Modified Date | updated | |
| 2022-12-02 15:13:58 | Analyzed | Vulnerability Status | updated |