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CVE-2016-20011
CVE-2016-20011
PUBLISHED
CVSS 7.5 HIGH
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.
EPSS 1.43% · 72.1th percentile
Risk Scores
CVSS 3.1
7.5
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
EPSS Score
1.43%
72.1th percentile
Affected Products
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Ubuntu:16.04:LTS | libgrss | 0.5.0-3, 0.7.0-1, 0.7.0-2 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | libgrss | 0.7.0-2, 0 |
| Ubuntu:20.04:LTS | libgrss | 0.7.0-2, 0 |
| Ubuntu:18.04:LTS | libgrss | 0, 0.7.0-2 |
| Ubuntu:24.04:LTS | libgrss | 0, 0.7.0-2.1build1, 0.7.0-2 |
Timeline
- May 25, 2021 CVE Published
- Feb 4, 2022 EPSS Score
- Mar 29, 2022 EPSS Score
- May 21, 2022 EPSS Score
- Jul 15, 2022 EPSS Score
- Sep 6, 2022 EPSS Score
- Oct 29, 2022 EPSS Score
- Dec 21, 2022 EPSS Score
- Feb 12, 2023 EPSS Score
- Apr 6, 2023 EPSS Score
- May 30, 2023 EPSS Score
- Jul 22, 2023 EPSS Score
References
- https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2016-20011 third-party-advisory
- https://bugzilla.gnome.org/show_bug.cgi?id=772647 third-party-advisory
- https://gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/libgrss/-/issues/4 third-party-advisory
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2016-20011 third-party-advisory