CVE-2016-10099 Weak cryptography in n/a

Medium 5.3 Published Updated

A cryptographic flaw in BorgBackup allows attackers to spoof the archive manifest, potentially leading to unauthorized data modification or bypassing integrity checks.

Exploited in the wild
Not known
Login needed
Not needed
Attackable
Over the internet
Victim action needed
Not needed
Fix
Available

What is CVE-2016-10099?

CVE-2016-10099 is a medium-severity vulnerability in n/a, published on 2 Jan 2017. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

Official description

Borg (aka BorgBackup) before 1.0.9 has a flaw in the cryptographic protocol used to authenticate the manifest (list of archives), potentially allowing an attacker to spoof the list of archives.

Weakness: CWE-310

Which versions are affected by CVE-2016-10099?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Borg Project Borg.

How do I fix CVE-2016-10099?

Upgrade to a fixed version.

Is CVE-2016-10099 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2016-10099 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2016-10099, GHSA-rpmm-8crc-6fm8.

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