UBUNTU-CVE-2016-20011

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Source
https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2016-20011
Import Source
https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/cve/2016/UBUNTU-CVE-2016-20011.json
JSON Data
https://api.test.osv.dev/v1/vulns/UBUNTU-CVE-2016-20011
Related
Published
2021-05-25T21:15:00Z
Modified
2025-06-03T17:31:19Z
Severity
  • 7.5 (High) CVSS_V3 - CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N CVSS Calculator
Summary
[none]
Details

libgrss through 0.7.0 fails to perform TLS certificate verification when downloading feeds, allowing remote attackers to manipulate the contents of feeds without detection. This occurs because of the default behavior of SoupSessionSync.

References

Affected packages

Ubuntu:Pro:16.04:LTS / libgrss

Package

Name
libgrss
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/libgrss@0.7.0-2?arch=source&distro=esm-apps/xenial

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected

Affected versions

0.*

0.5.0-3
0.7.0-1
0.7.0-2

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "ubuntu_priority": "medium"
}

Ubuntu:Pro:18.04:LTS / libgrss

Package

Name
libgrss
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/libgrss@0.7.0-2?arch=source&distro=esm-apps/bionic

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected

Affected versions

0.*

0.7.0-2

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "ubuntu_priority": "medium"
}

Ubuntu:Pro:20.04:LTS / libgrss

Package

Name
libgrss
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/libgrss@0.7.0-2?arch=source&distro=esm-apps/focal

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected

Affected versions

0.*

0.7.0-2

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "ubuntu_priority": "medium"
}

Ubuntu:22.04:LTS / libgrss

Package

Name
libgrss
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/libgrss@0.7.0-2?arch=source&distro=jammy

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected

Affected versions

0.*

0.7.0-2

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "ubuntu_priority": "medium"
}

Ubuntu:24.04:LTS / libgrss

Package

Name
libgrss
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/libgrss@0.7.0-2.1build2?arch=source&distro=noble

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected

Affected versions

0.*

0.7.0-2
0.7.0-2build1
0.7.0-2.1build1
0.7.0-2.1build2

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "ubuntu_priority": "medium"
}