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.
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Remediation
No vendor fix or workaround currently provided.
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Tracking
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Advisories
| Source | ID | Title |
|---|---|---|
EUVD |
EUVD-2016-1224 | Smack allows the bypass of TLS protections |
Github GHSA |
GHSA-66pq-hqv5-228g | Smack allows the bypass of TLS protections |
References
History
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Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: mitre
Published:
Updated: 2024-08-06T03:07:31.883Z
Reserved: 2016-12-22T00:00:00.000Z
Link: CVE-2016-10027
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Status : Modified
Published: 2017-01-12T23:59:00.197
Modified: 2026-05-06T22:30:45.220
Link: CVE-2016-10027
OpenCVE Enrichment
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Weaknesses
EUVD
Github GHSA