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CVE-2016-20011 Details

Description

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.

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CVSS 3.x Severity and Vector Strings:

NIST: [email protected]CVSS-B:7.5 HIGHVector:CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N

References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

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URLSource(s)Tag(s)
https://bugzilla.gnome.org/show_bug.cgi?id=772647 CVEIssue TrackingVendor Advisory
https://gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/libgrss/-/issues/4 CVEIssue TrackingVendor Advisory
https://gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/libgrss/-/merge_requests/7.patch CVEMailing ListPatchVendor Advisory
https://bugzilla.gnome.org/show_bug.cgi?id=772647 [email protected]Issue TrackingVendor Advisory
https://gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/libgrss/-/issues/4 [email protected]Issue TrackingVendor Advisory

see all 6 references

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-IDCWE NameSource
CWE-295Improper Certificate Validation[email protected]

Affected Products

ProductVersions
gnome libgrss
<= 0.7.0

CPE

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

Remediation

  • No remediation found in references.

Change History

6 change records found show changes

QUICK INFO

CVE Dictionary Entry:
CVE-2016-20011
NVD Published Date:
May 25, 2021
NVD Last Modified:
Jun 17, 2026
Source:
[email protected]
CVE-2016-20011 Details - Not Deferred