CVE-2016-20011

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.

Summary:

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.

Reference Links(if available):

  • 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
  • CVSS Score (if available)

    v2: / MEDIUMAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N

    v3: / HIGHCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N

    Links to Exploits(if available)