CVE-2016-10027
Smack allows the bypass of TLS protections
5.9
MEDIUM
CVSS 3.1
EPSS 1.5%
Description
Race condition in the XMPP library in Smack before 4.1.9, when the SecurityMode.required TLS setting has been set, allows man-in-the-middle attackers to bypass TLS protections and trigger use of cleartext for client authentication by stripping the "starttls" feature from a server response.
How to fix CVE-2016-10027
To remediate CVE-2016-10027, upgrade the affected package to a fixed version below.
- —upgrade to 4.1.9 or later
Is CVE-2016-10027 being exploited?
Low — EPSS is 1.5%, meaning exploitation activity has not been observed at scale.
Affected packages (1)
- from 0, < 4.1.9
CVSS scores
| Source | Version | Severity | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| osv | CVSS 3.1 | MEDIUM5.9 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N |