CVE-2016-1000030: 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()…

PriorityP350critical9.8CVSS 3.0

AVNACLPRNUINSUCHIHAH

EPSS

1.84%

76.6th percentile

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.

Affected

7 ranges

Vendor	Product	Version range	Fixed in
debian	pidgin	< pidgin 2.11.0-1 (bookworm)	pidgin 2.11.0-1 (bookworm)
pidgin	pidgin	< 2.11.0	2.11.0
pidgin	pidgin	>= 0 < 2.11.0-1	2.11.0-1
pidgin	pidgin	>= 0 < 2.11.0-1	2.11.0-1
pidgin	pidgin	>= 0 < 2.11.0-1	2.11.0-1
pidgin	pidgin	>= 0 < 2.11.0-1	2.11.0-1
suse	linux_enterprise_server	—	—

CVSS provenance

nvdv3.09.8CRITICALCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

nvdv2.07.5HIGHAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

osv9.8CRITICAL

vendor_debian9.8LOW

vendor_redhat9.8CRITICAL

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