Is CVE-2016-1000030 actively exploited?

CVE-2016-1000030 has no public evidence of in-the-wild exploitation as of 2024-11-21.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2016-1000030?

CVE-2016-1000030 has a CVSS score of 9.8 (CRITICAL severity). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

How do I patch CVE-2016-1000030?

Patch guidance is available from suse security advisories. CVEDatabase generates AI-assisted remediation guidance on demand for CVE-2016-1000030.

Fix CVE-2016-1000030 - CRITICAL suse linux enterprise server

Q: Which products are affected by CVE-2016-1000030?

2 products: suse linux enterprise server, pidgin pidgin.

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.

CVSS Metrics

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Attack Vector: network
Complexity: low
Privileges: none
User Action: none
Scope: unchanged
Confidentiality: high
Integrity: high
Availability: high
Weaknesses: CWE-295

Metadata

Primary Vendor: SUSE
Published: 9/5/2018
Last Modified: 11/21/2024
Source: NIST NVD
Note: Verify all details with official vendor sources before applying patches.

Affected Products

suse : linux_enterprise_serverpidgin : pidgin

Remediation Guidance

Executive Summary

Cite this page

CVE-2016-1000030. CVEDatabase.com. Retrieved 1 May 2026. https://cvedatabase.com/cve/CVE-2016-1000030

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CVE-2016-1000030 vulnerability