CVE-2016-2166

MediumCVSS 6.5/10Last modified Jun 17, 2026

Description

The (1) proton.reactor.Connector, (2) proton.reactor.Container, and (3) proton.utils.BlockingConnection classes in Apache Qpid Proton before 0.12.1 improperly use an unencrypted connection for an amqps URI scheme when SSL support is unavailable, which might allow man-in-the-middle attackers to obtain sensitive information or modify data via unspecified vectors.

Metrics

CVSS 3.0 6.5/10CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:H/A:N

Weakness enumeration

Affected software

No affected versions have been published.

Timeline

Published
Apr 12, 2016
Last modified
Jun 17, 2026
NVD status
Modified

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CVE-2016-2166: Medium severity, CVSS 6.5 | Vulnix