CVE-2016-10376 Information disclosure in n/a

Medium 4.5 Published 28 May 2017 Updated 6 Aug 2024

Malicious XMPP servers can extract plaintext from OTR encrypted sessions in Gajim due to unconditional implementation of remote control extensions.

Exploited in the wild: Not known
Login needed: An administrator
Attackable: Over the internet
Victim action needed: A user has to click or open something
Fix: Available

What is CVE-2016-10376?

CVE-2016-10376 is a medium-severity vulnerability in n/a, published on 28 May 2017. An attacker needs administrator access to exploit it, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.

Official 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.

Weakness: CWE-310

Which versions are affected by CVE-2016-10376?

It affects 1 product.

Linux distribution packages (1)

gajim openSUSE:Tumbleweed All versions 1.3.2-1.2

Products include Gajim Gajim.

How do I fix CVE-2016-10376?

Upgrade to a fixed version.

Is CVE-2016-10376 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2016-10376 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2016-10376, DLA-967-1, DSA-3943-1, GHSA-5wv2-923f-jxwr, MGASA-2017-0166, UBUNTU-CVE-2016-10376 and 1 more.