CVE - CVE-2016-1000030

CVE-ID
CVE-2016-1000030	Learn more at National Vulnerability Database (NVD) • CVSS Severity Rating • Fix Information • Vulnerable Software Versions • SCAP Mappings • CPE Information
Description
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.
References
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CONFIRM:https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/cve-2016-1000030 CONFIRM:https://bitbucket.org/pidgin/main/commits/d6fc1ce76ffe CONFIRM:https://pidgin.im/news/security/?id=91 CONFIRM:https://www.suse.com/pt-br/security/cve/CVE-2016-1000030/ GENTOO:GLSA-201701-38 URL:https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201701-38
Assigning CNA
MITRE Corporation
Date Record Created
20160720	Disclaimer: The record creation date may reflect when the CVE ID was allocated or reserved, and does not necessarily indicate when this vulnerability was discovered, shared with the affected vendor, publicly disclosed, or updated in CVE.
Phase (Legacy)
Assigned (20160720)
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Proposed (Legacy)
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