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    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() 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.

    Published:Jun 21, 2016
    Last Modified:Nov 21, 2024
    EPS:Sep 5, 2018
    EPSS Score:0.00778
    CVSS Score:9.8

    Affected Products

    Vendor
    Pidgin
    Product
    Pidgin
    Vendor
    Suse
    Product
    Linux Enterprise Server

    Exploits

    No exploit reference

    Common Weakness Enumeration

    CWE-295 Improper Certificate Validation

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