High severity7.5NVD Advisory· Published May 25, 2021· Updated Jun 17, 2026
CVE-2016-20011
CVE-2016-20011
Description
libgrss through 0.7.0 fails to perform TLS certificate verification when downloading feeds, allowing remote attackers to manipulate the contents of feeds without detection. This occurs because of the default behavior of SoupSessionSync.
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Affected products
3cpe:2.3:a:gnome:libgrss:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 1 more
- cpe:2.3:a:gnome:libgrss:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*range: <=0.7.0
- (no CPE)range: <=0.7.0
- libgrss/libgrssdescription
Patches
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References
3- gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/libgrss/-/merge_requests/7.patchnvdMailing ListPatchVendor Advisory
- bugzilla.gnome.org/show_bug.cginvdIssue TrackingVendor Advisory
- gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/libgrss/-/issues/4nvdIssue TrackingVendor Advisory
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