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, which makes it easier for remote attackers to obtain sensitive information by sniffing the network. The server code was intended to report an error and not proceed, but the code was written incorrectly.
Vulnerability class: Information Disclosure
Published · last modified .
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.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.029 (86.4th percentile), scored .
Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 86th percentile — 86.4% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.029 · newest: 0.029 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- GNOME Evolution
- Canonical Ubuntu Linux — versions 14.04, 16.04
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- github.com/GNOME/evolution-data-server/releases/tag/EVOLUTION_DATA_SERVER_3_21_2 (Third Party Advisory)
- gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/evolution-data-server/blob/master/NEWS (Vendor Advisory)
- bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi (Exploit, Patch, Third Party Advisory, Issue Tracking)
- usn.ubuntu.com/3724-1/ (vendor-advisory, Third Party Advisory)
- gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/evolution-data-server/commit/f26a6f67 (Patch, 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.