Information disclosure in Gnome Evolution
CVE-2016-10727
camel/providers/imapx/camel-imapx-server.c in the IMAPx component in GNOME evolution-data-server before 3.21.2 proceeds with cleartext data containing a password if the client wishes to use STARTTLS but the server will not use STARTTLS, wh…
Vulnerability class: Information Disclosure
EPSS: 0.029 (85.0th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 9.8 (Critical). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.
Affected products
- Gnome Evolution
- Canonical Ubuntu_linux — versions 14.04, 16.04
- N/a — versions n/a
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- cve@mitre.org (Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_MISC)
- cve@mitre.org (x_refsource_MISC, Vendor Advisory)
- cve@mitre.org (Exploit, Patch, Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_MISC, Issue Tracking)
- cve@mitre.org (x_refsource_UBUNTU, vendor-advisory, Third Party Advisory)
- cve@mitre.org (Patch, x_refsource_MISC, Vendor Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2016-10727?
- CVE-2016-10727 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Gnome Evolution, classified under Information Disclosure. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2018-07-20.
- How severe is CVE-2016-10727?
- Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.