CVE-2016-10931

An issue was discovered in the openssl crate before 0.9.0 for Rust. There is an SSL/TLS man-in-the-middle vulnerability because certificate verification is off by default and there is no API for hostname verification.

CVSS v3 8.1 HIGH
CVSS v2.0 6.8 MEDIUM

8.1^/10

CVSS v3 : HIGH

Vector : AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Exploitability : 2.2 / Impact : 5.9

Attack Vector NETWORK

Attack Complexity HIGH

Privileges Required NONE

User Interaction NONE

Confidentiality Impact HIGH

Integrity Impact HIGH

Availability Impact HIGH

Scope UNCHANGED

6.8^/10

CVSS v2.0 : MEDIUM

Vector : AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Exploitability : 8.6 / Impact : 6.4

Access Vector NETWORK

Access Complexity MEDIUM

Authentication NONE

Confidentiality Impact PARTIAL

Integrity Impact PARTIAL

Availability Impact PARTIAL

References

Link	Resource
https://rustsec.org/advisories/RUSTSEC-2016-0001.html	Release Notes Vendor Advisory

Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

cpe:2.3:a:rust-openssl_project:rust-openssl:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

History

27 Feb 2023, 19:19

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
First Time		Rust-openssl Project rust-openssl Rust-openssl Project
CPE	cpe:2.3:a:openssl_project:openssl::::::::	cpe:2.3:a:rust-openssl_project:rust-openssl::::::::

Information

Published : 2019-08-26 12:15

Updated : 2023-12-10 12:59

NVD link : CVE-2016-10931

Mitre link : CVE-2016-10931

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2016-10931

JSON object : View

Products Affected

rust-openssl_project

rust-openssl

CWE

CWE-295

Improper Certificate Validation

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