pidgin: X.509 Certificates Improperly Imported
Published Sep 5, 2018
9.8
CRITICALCVSS 3.0
EPSS 1.84%
Description
Pidgin version <2.11.0 contains a vulnerability in X.509 Certificates imports specifically due to improper check of return values from gnutls_x509_crt_init() and gnutls_x509_crt_import() that can result in code execution. This attack appear to be exploitable via custom X.509 certificate from another client. This vulnerability appears to have been fixed in 2.11.0.
Affected products
No data.
Configuration 1
- 11
No data.
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5
pidgin
Not affected
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
pidgin
Not affected
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7
pidgin
Not affected
| Product | Package | State | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 | pidgin | Not affected | n/a |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 | pidgin | Not affected | n/a |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 | pidgin | Not affected | n/a |
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
Score over time
2022–2026- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (14 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 1.84% (0.01844) | 78.25th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 1.84% (0.01844) | 76.19th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 30, 2025 | 0.82% (0.00824) | 72.26th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 29, 2025 | 3.74% (0.03740) | 79.77th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 0.92% (0.00922) | 74.37th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.88% (0.00883) | 83.22th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2024 | 0.90% (0.00896) | 82.22th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jan 27, 2024 | 0.98% (0.00985) | 81.86th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Aug 30, 2023 | 0.95% (0.00949) | 81.21th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jul 28, 2023 | 0.84% (0.00844) | 79.93th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.75% (0.00750) | 78.08th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 2.51% (0.02509) | 81.86th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 2.51% (0.02509) | 80.08th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 2.51% (0.02509) | 58.60th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
References (10)
- http://www.pidgin.im/news/security/?id=91
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2016-1000030 Vendor Advisory
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/cve-2016-1000030 x_refsource_CONFIRMThird Party Advisory
- https://bitbucket.org/pidgin/main/commits/d6fc1ce76ffe x_refsource_CONFIRMPatchThird Party Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1348882 Issue Tracking
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-1000030
- https://pidgin.im/news/security/?id=91 x_refsource_CONFIRMVendor Advisory
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201701-38 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_GENTOOThird Party Advisory
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2016-1000030
- https://www.suse.com/pt-br/security/cve/CVE-2016-1000030/ x_refsource_CONFIRMThird Party Advisory
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://www.pidgin.im/news/security/?id=91 | ||
| https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2016-1000030 | Vendor Advisory | |
| https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/cve-2016-1000030 | x_refsource_CONFIRMThird Party Advisory | |
| https://bitbucket.org/pidgin/main/commits/d6fc1ce76ffe | x_refsource_CONFIRMPatchThird Party Advisory | |
| https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1348882 | Issue Tracking | |
| https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-1000030 | ||
| https://pidgin.im/news/security/?id=91 | x_refsource_CONFIRMVendor Advisory | |
| https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201701-38 | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_GENTOOThird Party Advisory | |
| https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2016-1000030 | ||
| https://www.suse.com/pt-br/security/cve/CVE-2016-1000030/ | x_refsource_CONFIRMThird Party Advisory |
Change history (0)
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