Vulnerability Details : CVE-2016-2166
The (1) proton.reactor.Connector, (2) proton.reactor.Container, and (3) proton.utils.BlockingConnection classes in Apache Qpid Proton before 0.12.1 improperly use an unencrypted connection for an amqps URI scheme when SSL support is unavailable, which might allow man-in-the-middle attackers to obtain sensitive information or modify data via unspecified vectors.
Vulnerability category: Information leak
Products affected by CVE-2016-2166
- cpe:2.3:a:apache:qpid_proton:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:23:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2016-2166
0.07%
Probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days
EPSS Score History
~ 34 %
Percentile, the proportion of vulnerabilities that are scored at or less
CVSS scores for CVE-2016-2166
Base Score | Base Severity | CVSS Vector | Exploitability Score | Impact Score | Score Source | First Seen |
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5.8
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MEDIUM | AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:N |
8.6
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4.9
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NIST | |
6.5
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MEDIUM | CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:H/A:N |
2.2
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4.2
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NIST |
CWE ids for CVE-2016-2166
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The product exposes sensitive information to an actor that is not explicitly authorized to have access to that information.Assigned by: nvd@nist.gov (Primary)
References for CVE-2016-2166
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https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/914424e4d798a340f523b6169aaf39b626971d9bb00fcdeb1d5d6c0d@%3Ccommits.qpid.apache.org%3E
Pony Mail!
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http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/136403/Apache-Qpid-Proton-0.12.0-SSL-Failure.html
Apache Qpid Proton 0.12.0 SSL Failure ≈ Packet StormThird Party Advisory
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http://qpid.apache.org/releases/qpid-proton-0.12.1/release-notes.html
404 Not FoundPatch;Vendor Advisory
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http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2016-April/182414.html
[SECURITY] Fedora 23 Update: qpid-proton-0.12.1-1.fc23Third Party Advisory
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http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/537864/100/0/threaded
SecurityFocus
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https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/PROTON-1157
[PROTON-1157] Reactor sends messages in the clear if ssl is requested but not available. - ASF JIRAIssue Tracking
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https://git-wip-us.apache.org/repos/asf?p=qpid-proton.git;h=a058585
ASF Git Repos - qpid-proton.git/commit
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