Improper Input Validation Affecting gajim package, versions <0.16.5-0.1
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- published15 Jan 2016
- disclosed15 Jan 2016
Introduced: 15 Jan 2016
CVE-2015-8688 (opens in a new tab)How to fix?
Upgrade Debian:13 gajim to version 0.16.5-0.1 or higher.
NVD Description
Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream gajim package and not the gajim package as distributed by Debian.
See How to fix? for Debian:13 relevant fixed versions and status.
Gajim before 0.16.5 allows remote attackers to modify the roster and intercept messages via a crafted roster-push IQ stanza.
References
- https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2015-8688
- http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3492
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2016-January/175503.html
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2016-January/175526.html
- http://gultsch.de/gajim_roster_push_and_message_interception.html
- https://hg.gajim.org/gajim/file/gajim-0.16.5/ChangeLog
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2016-01/msg00027.html
- http://people.ubuntu.com/~ubuntu-security/cve/CVE-2015-8688