CVE-2016-20011 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

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.

No CVSS v4.0

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required None

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact None

Integrity Impact High

Availability Impact None

User Interaction None

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Low

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact None

Integrity Impact Partial

Availability Impact None

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.00362.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

Vendors	Products
Gnome	Libgrss

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:gnome:libgrss:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2016-3099	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.

Fixes

Solution

No solution given by the vendor.

Workaround

No workaround given by the vendor.

References

Link	Providers
https://bugzilla.gnome.org/show_bug.cgi?id=772647
https://gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/libgrss/-/issues/4
https://gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/libgrss/-/merge_requests/7.patch

History

No history.

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published: 2021-05-25T20:09:43

Updated: 2024-08-06T03:47:35.031Z

Reserved: 2021-05-25T00:00:00

Link: CVE-2016-20011

Vulnrichment

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NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2021-05-25T21:15:07.290

Modified: 2024-11-21T02:47:33.073

Link: CVE-2016-20011

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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