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CVE-2016-10376

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  • Published2017-05-28
  • WeaknessCWE-310

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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.

Timeline

dates in UTC
  1. 2017-05-2800:29CVE publishedNVD

Versions per branch

NVD
Gajim
BranchAffectedFixed in
0.16≤ 0.16.7no fix published

as publishedRanges as NVD and OSV publish them; a distribution’s build can be fixed under an older number.

Distribution builds and vendor advisories

Packages from OSV.dev and products from the vendors' CSAF advisories.

version not verifiedVersions not verified: read as OSV.dev and the vendors publish them, not checked against each vendor's release list.

Packages

  • gajimUbuntu:16.04:LTSall versions · no fixed version listed
  • gajimopenSUSE:Tumbleweedall versions · fixed in 1.3.2-1.2
  • gajimMageia:5all versions · fixed in 0.16.5-1.1.mga5
  • gajimDebian:14all versions · fixed in 0.16.6-1.1
  • gajimDebian:13all versions · fixed in 0.16.6-1.1
  • gajimDebian:12all versions · fixed in 0.16.6-1.1
  • gajimDebian:8all versions · fixed in 0.16-1+deb8u2
  • gajimDebian:7all versions · fixed in 0.15.1-4.1+deb7u3

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Fix

Advisories and patches

Detection

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Proof of concept
Metasploit modules
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Sources

Identifiers

Technical details

CVSS v3 Vector
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
Published
2017-05-28
Last Modified
2026-06-17
NVD status
Modified
GitHub Advisory
GHSA-5wv2-923f-jxwr

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2016-10376?

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.

Is CVE-2016-10376 actively exploited?

Active exploitation of CVE-2016-10376 has not been confirmed. Its EPSS score was 1.2% on 2026-11-08, the estimated probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2016-10376?

CVE-2016-10376 has a CVSS v3 base score of 4.5 (MEDIUM severity), with vector string CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N.

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