# CVE-2016-10376: Information disclosure in n/a

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

- **Severity:** Medium 4.5 (`CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N`)
- **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:** Yes
- **Published:** 28 May 2017
- **Updated:** 6 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** DEBIAN-CVE-2016-10376, DLA-967-1, DSA-3943-1, GHSA-5wv2-923f-jxwr, MGASA-2017-0166, UBUNTU-CVE-2016-10376, openSUSE-SU-2024:10775-1

## 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.


| Package | Ecosystem | Affected | Fixed in |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| `gajim` | openSUSE:Tumbleweed | All versions | 1.3.2-1.2 |

Products: 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.

## Other vulnerabilities in n/a

- [CVE-2021-41055](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2021-41055/): Denial of service in n/a (high 7.5)
- [CVE-2012-2086](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2012-2086/): SQL injection in n/a (high 7.5)
- [CVE-2012-2085](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2012-2085/): Command injection in n/a (medium 6.8)
- [CVE-2015-8688](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2015-8688/): Missing authorization in n/a (medium 5.4)
- [CVE-2022-39835](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-39835/): Business logic in n/a (medium 5.3)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2016-10376 and fix it if it is affected.

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

Affected product: n/a. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2016-10376/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2016-10376/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2016-10376
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-10376
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2016-10376

---
From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2016-10376/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.