MEDIUM
Gajim through 0.16.7 unconditionally implements the "XEP-0146: Remote Controlling Clients" extension
Published May 28, 2017
4.5
MEDIUMCVSS 3.0
EPSS 1.15%
Description
Gajim through 0.16.7 unconditionally implements the "XEP-0146: Remote Controlling Clients" extension. This can be abused by malicious XMPP servers to, for example, extract plaintext from OTR encrypted sessions.
Affected products
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
4.5 MEDIUM NVD
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
Attack Vector Network
Attack Complexity Low
Privileges Required High
User Interaction Required
Scope Unchanged
Confidentiality Impact High
Integrity Impact None
Availability Impact None
3.5 LOW NVD
AV:N/AC:M/Au:S/C:P/I:N/A:N
Access Vector Network
Access Complexity Medium
Authentication Single
Confidentiality Impact Partial
Integrity Impact None
Availability Impact None
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
1.15% 0.01153
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
EPSS probability 0.01153
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 (11 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 1.15% (0.01153) | 65.79th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 1.15% (0.01153) | 62.70th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 0.45% (0.00448) | 61.45th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.14% (0.00137) | 50.80th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| May 8, 2023 | 0.14% (0.00137) | 47.73th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 12, 2023 | 0.12% (0.00119) | 44.27th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.17% (0.00169) | 52.06th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 1.03% (0.01034) | 41.69th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Sep 10, 2022 | 1.03% (0.01034) | 39.91th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 1.03% (0.01034) | 37.91th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 1.03% (0.01034) | 20.32th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
Weaknesses (1)
References (6)
- http://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3943 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIAN
- https://bugs.debian.org/863445 x_refsource_MISCThird Party Advisory
- https://dev.gajim.org/gajim/gajim/commit/cb65cfc5aed9efe05208ebbb7fb2d41fcf7253cc x_refsource_MISCPatchVendor Advisory
- https://dev.gajim.org/gajim/gajim/issues/8378 x_refsource_MISCPatchVendor Advisory
- https://mail.jabber.org/pipermail/standards/2016-August/031335.html x_refsource_MISCMailing ListThird Party Advisory
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201707-14 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_GENTOO
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3943 | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIAN | |
| https://bugs.debian.org/863445 | x_refsource_MISCThird Party Advisory | |
| https://dev.gajim.org/gajim/gajim/commit/cb65cfc5aed9efe05208ebbb7fb2d41fcf7253cc | x_refsource_MISCPatchVendor Advisory | |
| https://dev.gajim.org/gajim/gajim/issues/8378 | x_refsource_MISCPatchVendor Advisory | |
| https://mail.jabber.org/pipermail/standards/2016-August/031335.html | x_refsource_MISCMailing ListThird Party Advisory | |
| https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201707-14 | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_GENTOO |
Change history (0)
No recorded changes yet.
Sources
CVE.org / MITRE
Status PUBLISHED
Assigner mitre
Published May 28, 2017
Updated Aug 6, 2024
Reserved May 27, 2017
Link CVE-2016-10376
CISA Vulnrichment
Updated n/a