CVE-2016-10727
The MITRE CVE dictionary describes this issue as:
camel/providers/imapx/camel-imapx-server.c in the IMAPx component in GNOME evolution-data-server before 3.21.2 proceeds with cleartext data containing a password if the client wishes to use STARTTLS but the server will not use STARTTLS, which makes it easier for remote attackers to obtain sensitive information by sniffing the network. The server code was intended to report an error and not proceed, but the code was written incorrectly.
Find out more about CVE-2016-10727 from the MITRE CVE dictionary dictionary and NIST NVD.
Statement
This issue did not affect the versions of evolution-data-server as shipped with Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 and 6 as they did not include the vulnerable code.
CVSS v3 metrics
| CVSS3 Base Score | 5.3 |
|---|---|
| CVSS3 Base Metrics | CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N |
| Attack Vector | Network |
| Attack Complexity | High |
| Privileges Required | None |
| User Interaction | Required |
| Scope | Unchanged |
| Confidentiality | High |
| Integrity Impact | None |
| Availability Impact | None |
Red Hat Security Errata
| Platform | Errata | Release Date |
|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 (evolution-data-server) | RHBA-2016:2206 | 2016-11-03 |
Affected Packages State
| Platform | Package | State |
|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 | evolution-data-server | Not affected |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 | evolution-data-server | Not affected |
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